Manufactured in 1863 as a U.S. contract revolver. The barrel has the one-line New York address, the three screw frame cut for a shoulder stock has "COLTS/PATENT," and the cylinder has the naval battle scene. Both sides of the grip have a script letter cartouche. Matching numbers are found on the barrel, frame, trigger guard, back strap, cylinder, arbor pin and wedge.

Fine. The revolver retains 30% plus original blue finish with the balance a mottled brown patina. Strong patterns of original case colors remain mostly in the protected areas. Most of the cylinder scene remains. There is some very scattered minor pitting. The grip is fine showing high edge wear, some scattered minor handling marks and legible cartouches. Mechanically excellent. A solid representative example of a Civil War U.S. Colt Model 1860 revolver.