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Lt. Colonel Samuel Colt, who would perhaps today be described as a workaholic, and was certainly the most energetic genius, died on January 10, 1862, having directed the design and manufacture of his final series of handguns. His 1860 Series – many adaptable for attachable shoulder stocks – sold more than 280,000 between 1860 and 1873, and were the last new percussion introductions in the Colt line.

MODEL 1860 ARMY REVOLVER

This model was the third most produced of the Colt percussion handguns and, with 127,156 delivered, was the primary revolver used by the Union Army during the Civil War. The 1860 Army is a six shot .44 caliber percussion revolver weighing 2 lb., 10 oz. It has either a 7.5- or an 8-inch round barrel with an integral loading lever. The frame, hammer and loading lever are case colored; the barrel and cylinder (either fluted, which is scarce, or round, which have the roll-engraved naval combat scene) are blued. The trigger guard and front strap are brass, and the backstrap is blued steel. Grips are the characteristic Colt one piece walnut. Early models have barrels stamped “ADDRESS SAML. COLT HARTFORD CT.” Later models are stamped “ADDRESS COL. SAML. COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA.” And “COLT’S/PATENT” is stamped on the left side of the frame; “.44 CAL.,” on the trigger guard. The cylinder is roll engraved with a naval battle scene. Between 1860 and 1873, Colt manufactured 200,500 of these 1860 Army Revolvers. Serial numbers began at #1.