U.S. contract Starr Arms Company single action percussion revolver. The Starr Arms Company of New York City manufactured nearly 32,000 single action revolvers from 1863-65. After Colt and Remington revolvers, Starr single action revolvers were the most widely issued Civil War percussion revolver. The revolver has a high polish blue barrel, frame and cylinder. The loading lever and hammer have a casehardened finish. The one piece grip is black walnut with an oil finish. The revolver has a unique six-shot cylinder with twelve cylinder stops. The left side of the frame is marked: "STARR. ARMS. Co. NEW. YORK." in a single line below the cylinder. The opposite side of the frame is marked: "STARR'S PATENT JAN. 15, 1856." in one line. The serial number, "39471" is located on the front of the barrel lug below the loading lever, in the hammer well, and on the side of the cylinder. All of the visible serial numbers match. The lower portions of the grip are stamped with the "GFM" cartouche of the Ordnance sub-inspector on the left side and the "STB" cartouche of the Ordnance chief inspector on the right side.

Excellent Plus. The revolver is probably unfired and shows only storage wear with about 95% of the original, high polish intact. Nearly all of the brilliant casehardening colors remain intact on the loading lever and hammer. Finish loss is primarily limited to the back strap, trigger guard and some light flaking on the cylinder. The percussion nipples and front and rear faces of the cylinder show minimal evidence of flash pitting from firing. The bore is bright. The grips are in excellent plus condition with very crisp inspection marks. An excellent example of an important Civil War revolver.