COLT 1860 ARMY NEW YORK STYLE ENGRAVED US REVOLVER

COLT 1860 ARMY NEW YORK STYLE ENGRAVED US REVOLVER

01-25667
Cal. 44
S# 60036

Bbl. 8″, round with a New York address and German silver blade front sight. Six-shot round, rebated cyl. with naval scene roll engraving. Brass trigger guard. Frame, bbl., and grip straps have 75% coverage of vine-type, foliate, scroll aftermarket engraving. Sides of hammer have wolf head engraving, indicative of work done in the New York shop of Gustave Young. One-piece walnut grip. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: letter from Colt Archive Properties detailing the following information, “Serial Number: 60036 / Caliber: .44/c / Barrel Length: 8″ / Finish: Blue/Brass / Type of Stocks: Wood / Special Features: This shipment was furnished with 500 shoulder stocks. / Sold To: United States Government / Shipped To: W. A. Dudley Quartermaster General / Address: Frankfort, Kentucky / Date of Shipment: August 25, 1862 / Number of Same Type Guns in Shipment: 1,000”. A handwritten note at the bottom of the letter states, “This shipment was redirected to Louisville or Summersville because the Confederates had taken Frankfort”. Several other pages, including invoices and telegraphs relating to this transfer, are included. In early September, southern troops converged on Frankfort, the state capital of Kentucky. Governor James Robinson, with his cabinet, and many members of his legislature fled to Louisville. On October 4th, southern forces inaugurated Richards Hawes as the provisional Confederate Governor of Kentucky. Shortly after the inauguration, Union troops drove the rebels from Frankfort.

STATUS: ANTIQUE