IDENTIFIED MODEL 1860 COLT ARMY REVOLVER. STANDARD U.S. ISSUE SERIAL #87564, ALL MATCHING, INCLUDING WEDGE, 1862 MANUFACTURE. VERY GOOD BARREL ADDRESS, CYLINDER SCENE SEEMS TO BE ALL THERE, BUT OBSCURED BY DARK PATINA, AND PITTING. GOOD BORE. METAL OVERALL IS A DARK GREY. WITH AREA OF PITTING MAINLY ON CYLINDER, AND BARREL. "COLTS PATENT" MARKING ON FRAME IS FINE. GOOD GRIPS ARE VERY GOOD, BOTH WITH TRACES OF CARTOUCHE. BOTTOM OF RIGHT GRIP BEARING OWNERS NAME STAMPED IN WITH SMALL LETTERS "J. E. FARNHAM". THIS IS PRIVATE JAMES E. FARNHAM OF THE 1ST MINNESOTA CAVALRY, COMPANY "I". HE WAS MUSTERED IN ON 11/01/62, AND MUSTERED OUT 12/01/63. THIS STAMPING IS PERIOD AND .100% ORIGINAL. SUB-INSPECTORS "D" MARKS ON BACKSTRAP AND TRIGGERGUARD. MECHANICS ARE TIGHT. THIS REVOLVER IS ACCOMPANIED WITH IT'S ORIGINAL FLAP HOLSTER. ORIGINAL PLUG IS THERE, NEEDS TO BE RE-STITCHED. 1 1/4" TEAR IN FLAP, CLOSURE TAB AND BELT LOOP ON BACK MISSING. ACCOMPANIED BY SOME PAPERWORK ON PRIVATE FARNHAM, AND THE 1ST MINNESOTA CAVALRY "MOUNTED RANGERS". A NICE, WELL-USED, HONEST AND ORIGINAL IDENTIFIED CAVALRY REVOLVER, WITH ORIGINAL HOLSTER, AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE FOR A .44 CALIBER, U.S. ARMY ISSUED SIDEARM.
