Posted: 5/5/2012 12:33:13 PM EDT
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Picked this up today from my grandmother. According to her it has been stored since my granfathers death in 1996. He acquired it fromn his father and it was allegedly issued to a family member. Here are the pertinent markings:
SN # 23312 (IN AT LEAST 4 PLACES I CAN FIND) Cylinder is marked with PAT SEPT 10th 1856 ON FRAME JUST BELOW CYLINDER "COLT PATENT" Top of Barrel is marked with ADDRESS CCL OR OCL SAM COLT NEW-YORK US AMERICA MARKED .36 JUST ABOVE THE TRIGGER GUARD Attached are a few pics anyone tell me what I have and maybe a date and an insurable worth (Dont want to sell it) 
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colt_Army_Model_1860 Edit: Not an expert, just my vote. |
http://proofhouse.com/
I'm assuming it's an 1860 Army because the guy above me posted that. I think it was made in '62. http://proofhouse.com/colt/index.html |
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Uh, that's not an Army, that's a Navy. |
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Picked this up today from my grandmother. According to her it has been stored since my granfathers death in 1996. He acquired it fromn his father and it was allegedly issued to a family member. Here are the pertinent markings: SN # 23312 (IN AT LEAST 4 PLACES I CAN FIND) Cylinder is marked with PAT SEPT 10th 1856 ON FRAME JUST BELOW CYLINDER "COLT PATENT" Top of Barrel is marked with ADDRESS CCL OR OCL SAM COLT NEW-YORK US AMERICA MARKED .36 JUST ABOVE THE TRIGGER GUARD Attached are a few pics anyone tell me what I have and maybe a date and an insurable worth (Dont want to sell it) http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/fcs2178/colt2.jpg http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/fcs2178/ColtRevolver1.jpg Is it 5 shot? looks to me like a 5 shot 1862 pocket police model |
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Picked this up today from my grandmother. According to her it has been stored since my granfathers death in 1996. He acquired it fromn his father and it was allegedly issued to a family member. Here are the pertinent markings: SN # 23312 (IN AT LEAST 4 PLACES I CAN FIND) Cylinder is marked with PAT SEPT 10th 1856 ON FRAME JUST BELOW CYLINDER "COLT PATENT" Top of Barrel is marked with ADDRESS CCL OR OCL SAM COLT NEW-YORK US AMERICA MARKED .36 JUST ABOVE THE TRIGGER GUARD Attached are a few pics anyone tell me what I have and maybe a date and an insurable worth (Dont want to sell it) http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/fcs2178/colt2.jpg http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/fcs2178/ColtRevolver1.jpg Is it 5 shot? looks to me like a 5 shot 1862 pocket police model Now we have 3 model guesses. We're supposed to be narrowing it down, people! 
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Picked this up today from my grandmother. According to her it has been stored since my granfathers death in 1996. He acquired it fromn his father and it was allegedly issued to a family member. Here are the pertinent markings: SN # 23312 (IN AT LEAST 4 PLACES I CAN FIND) Cylinder is marked with PAT SEPT 10th 1856 ON FRAME JUST BELOW CYLINDER "COLT PATENT" Top of Barrel is marked with ADDRESS CCL OR OCL SAM COLT NEW-YORK US AMERICA MARKED .36 JUST ABOVE THE TRIGGER GUARD Attached are a few pics anyone tell me what I have and maybe a date and an insurable worth (Dont want to sell it) http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/fcs2178/colt2.jpg http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/fcs2178/ColtRevolver1.jpg Is it 5 shot? looks to me like a 5 shot 1862 pocket police model Now we have 3 model guesses. We're supposed to be narrowing it down, people! It could be a 61 Navy if its six shot or a 62 pocket police if its five shot. It's absolutely NOT an Army. After looking again I'm going to agree with the pocket police guy. |
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Quoted: It could be a 61 Navy if its six shot or a 62 pocket police if its five shot. It's absolutely NOT an Army. After looking again I'm going to agree with the pocket police guy. Ding, ding, ding, winner here. Nice looking revolver, I can't begin to give you a price on it. |
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Picked this up today from my grandmother. According to her it has been stored since my granfathers death in 1996. He acquired it fromn his father and it was allegedly issued to a family member. Here are the pertinent markings: SN # 23312 (IN AT LEAST 4 PLACES I CAN FIND) Cylinder is marked with PAT SEPT 10th 1856 ON FRAME JUST BELOW CYLINDER "COLT PATENT" Top of Barrel is marked with ADDRESS CCL OR OCL SAM COLT NEW-YORK US AMERICA MARKED .36 JUST ABOVE THE TRIGGER GUARD Attached are a few pics anyone tell me what I have and maybe a date and an insurable worth (Dont want to sell it) http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/fcs2178/colt2.jpg http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/fcs2178/ColtRevolver1.jpg Is it 5 shot? looks to me like a 5 shot 1862 pocket police model Now we have 3 model guesses. We're supposed to be narrowing it down, people! It could be a 61 Navy if its six shot or a 62 pocket police if its five shot. It's absolutely NOT an Army. After looking again I'm going to agree with the pocket police guy. Five shot cylinder. And, uh . . . DO WANT!
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Nice patina!
Has it ever been fired? BP is fun to shoot. There's always a lot of discussion about shooting Colt BP revolvers. One camp says if you shoot them they lose value... assuming you bought the gun as a collection piece with no intent to shoot it anyway. Another camps says shoot it and enjoy. If it has deeper historical provenance, shooting may affect it's 'collectability'. .36 round lead ball will put a good hurt on. Thanks for posting the picture. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Nice pistol.  +1. Shoots as fast as lightning but it loads mighty slow. Loads mighty slow. Gets you into trouble but it can't get you out. So then I went and bought myself a Colt 45 Called a peacemaker but I never knew why Never knew why, I didn't understand Cause Mama said the pistol is the devil's right hand |
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Picked this up today from my grandmother. According to her it has been stored since my granfathers death in 1996. He acquired it fromn his father and it was allegedly issued to a family member. Here are the pertinent markings: SN # 23312 (IN AT LEAST 4 PLACES I CAN FIND) Cylinder is marked with PAT SEPT 10th 1856 ON FRAME JUST BELOW CYLINDER "COLT PATENT" Top of Barrel is marked with ADDRESS CCL OR OCL SAM COLT NEW-YORK US AMERICA MARKED .36 JUST ABOVE THE TRIGGER GUARD Attached are a few pics anyone tell me what I have and maybe a date and an insurable worth (Dont want to sell it) http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/fcs2178/colt2.jpg http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/fcs2178/ColtRevolver1.jpg Is it 5 shot? looks to me like a 5 shot 1862 pocket police model 
this was my guess. 1860 Armys were longer, and .44 cal , I think. |