This U.S. Colt Model 1860 Army revolver was manufactured in 1863, and is a classic Civil War production example. Approximately 200,500 were manufactured c. 1860-1873, and a reported 127,156 were delivered on Union contracts during the Civil War, per "Flayderman's Guide" (9th Edition, 5B-092, 5B-093). The Colt Model 1860 Army was the primary revolver used by the Union during the American Civil War, with many used thereafter out west. Features the standard three-screw frame, with the notch in the heel of the butt of the backstrap. It has single letter inspection stamps on various components including a "W" on the bottom right surface of the grip, crisp bordered script inspection cartouches stamped on both sides of the grip including "JT" (John Taylor), with a non-matching numbered period replacement wedge, and full and partial matching serial numbers marked on the barrel, frame, trigger guard, butt, cylinder, and cylinder arbor pin.