Original U.S. Civil War Starr Arms Co. 1863 Single Action .44 Caliber Percussion Army Revolver - Matching Serial No 51926 U.S. Holsters The ebony grip is of

The ebony grip is of medium contour construction

Dating from the late 1790s or early 1800s this is a classic early Third Model Brown Bess Musket having been officially adopted in 1796

and it was adopted officially during WW1 on 1 October 1915

it refers only to this rifle’s place in the sequence of

The shell has original period camouflage textured paint in

Original U.S. Civil War Starr Arms Co. 1863 Single Action .44 Caliber Percussion Army Revolver - Matching Serial No 51926 U.S. Holsters The ebony grip is ofOriginal Item. One Only. This is a fine Civil War revolver bearing the serial number of 51926, indicating production late 1864. This revolver was part of a 25,000 contract issued by the Union Army in October 1863 for delivery over 12 months beginning with serial number 23,000. This model featured a "single action" trigger meaning each shot required the hammer to be set in the cocked position manually unlike the Starr Model of 1858 that was a "double