revolver | Blue Stem Antiques https://bluestemantiques.com Historical Artifacts - Flintlocks, Swords, Knives and Art Wed, 07 May 2025 15:56:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 195576671 Billy the Kid? https://bluestemantiques.com/product/billy-the-kid/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=billy-the-kid https://bluestemantiques.com/product/billy-the-kid/#respond Wed, 23 Apr 2025 22:11:30 +0000 https://bluestemantiques.com/?post_type=product&p=582 I am offering this tintype for sale. It was bought from a collector in New York. I have owned it for many years. It is in very good condition.
I bought it because of what I believe is a strong likeness to Billy the Kid. The Kid was from New York and wandered the west. The revolver is likely a Smith and Wesson from the 1870’s. The Kid died in the 1880’s (1881?).
I have not tested this tintype to compare it to a known photo of the Kid. I intend to. I an offereing it for sale as a photo with a lot of potential. I will post the results of any testing that I complete. It is clearly a photo of a young man who is headed toward a very short life with a sudden end. These tintypes were low cost photos (5 dents to 25 cents) that were taken by itinerant photographers all over America in the later half of the 19th century.

]]> https://bluestemantiques.com/product/billy-the-kid/feed/ 0 582 Springfield Navy Revolver https://bluestemantiques.com/product/springfield-navy-revolver/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=springfield-navy-revolver https://bluestemantiques.com/product/springfield-navy-revolver/#respond Sun, 02 Mar 2025 23:33:55 +0000 https://bluestemantiques.com/?post_type=product&p=554 Springfield Arms Co. Navy Model Revolver made about 1851. 36 cal. six shot with etched decoration. Panoply of arms, engraved on both side panels. This is the standard single trigger model and is considered a secondary U.S. Martial handgun. Some etching remains but is faint. No blue or case color showing. $6500.00  Zelle encouraged

]]> https://bluestemantiques.com/product/springfield-navy-revolver/feed/ 0 554 British Constabulary Revolver https://bluestemantiques.com/product/british-constabulary-revolver/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=british-constabulary-revolver https://bluestemantiques.com/product/british-constabulary-revolver/#respond Fri, 05 Apr 2024 03:41:20 +0000 https://bluestemantiques.com/?post_type=product&p=320
]]> This British style revolver was made in Leige in about 1875. It is about 40 caliber not 9mm – not 38, not 45 caliber. It is a very nice revolver with fine checkered wood and nice blueing and some jeweling.

The revolver is clean with about 80% condition. Very similar to the pair of revolvers Custer was using at the Little Bighorn.

]]> https://bluestemantiques.com/product/british-constabulary-revolver/feed/ 0 320 COLT ARMY RELIC REVOLVER 1860 https://bluestemantiques.com/product/colt-1860-army-relic-revolver/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colt-1860-army-relic-revolver https://bluestemantiques.com/product/colt-1860-army-relic-revolver/#respond Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:57:06 +0000 https://bluestemantiques.com/?post_type=product&p=96 This relic Colt Army revolver was found near Mesa, Arizona. It is missing its’ loading lever. Some parts move and the rusting is a bit of a puzzlement. The serial number is present, but you cannot see the numbers on other parts.

It has a great story, but it is silent. We often attribute these heavily used arms to the Apache out here. They used their arms pretty well up. I make no claims, but these are the guns that were really used in the west and not hiding in a chest of drawers for 150 years.

]]> https://bluestemantiques.com/product/colt-1860-army-relic-revolver/feed/ 0 96 MERWIN AND HULBERT 44-40 https://bluestemantiques.com/product/merwin-and-hulbert-44-40/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=merwin-and-hulbert-44-40 https://bluestemantiques.com/product/merwin-and-hulbert-44-40/#respond Sat, 17 Jul 2021 18:37:54 +0000 https://bluestemantiques.com/?post_type=product&p=76
 
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Merwin and Hulbert 44-40 Early Model with Mexican Holster. This old frontier Merwin and Hulbert has seen a lot of miles. The rare brown grips are worn almost smooth and it shows a lot of holster wear at the muzzle. The holster was made to fit the revolver and is in the style used around the time of the Mexican Revolution. This is probably a local gun and it was found in Tucson. It was a nickel plated revolver, but little of the nickel remains. The gun works, but there is a spring broken in the lockup latch at the bottom of the frame. It is not an expensive repair. I have not gotten to it. It will open some times to eject the cartridges.

The holster was made for this gun and it shows a lot of wear. This is a Tombstone, Bisbee, Nogales, Tucson, or Mexico piece.

]]> https://bluestemantiques.com/product/merwin-and-hulbert-44-40/feed/ 0 76 British Bulldog 38 Cal. https://bluestemantiques.com/product/british-bulldog-38-cal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=british-bulldog-38-cal https://bluestemantiques.com/product/british-bulldog-38-cal/#respond Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:58:21 +0000 https://bluestemantiques.com/?post_type=product&p=28 British Bulldog 38 cal. type revolver. This is a Belgian proofed 38 cal. pocket revolver of the type carried by many in the Old West. After most towns forbade the open carrying of firearms the men and women found these sturdy revolvers the perfect solution to their problem. There is a great new book devoted to them. This revolver is untouched and has a great deal of pocket wear. It is functional but the ejector rod needs a little coil spring to hold it in place. The grips are worn about half way and it has a light rust patina which I liked and did not clean. This is a real Old West 70’s or 80’s survivor. Custer was carrying a pair of Bulldogs at the Little Big Horn. They were everywhere, but Colt got all the glory.

]]> https://bluestemantiques.com/product/british-bulldog-38-cal/feed/ 0 28 1860 Colt Army Model 44 Cal. – SOLD https://bluestemantiques.com/product/1860-colt-army-model-44-cal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=1860-colt-army-model-44-cal https://bluestemantiques.com/product/1860-colt-army-model-44-cal/#respond Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:49:49 +0000 https://bluestemantiques.com/?post_type=product&p=16
1860 Colt Army Model 44 cal
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1860 Colt Army Model 44 Cal. – SOLD

$1,200.00

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1860 Colt Army Model 44 cal. Early four screws with traces of cartouche. This revolver is rough on the outside and pretty nice on the inside. The bore is strong. It is tight and has matching numbers except for the wedge which is close. There is no cylinder scene left. It comes with a Slim Jim holster which is very nice. The revolver has a fair amount of black rust (blood rust) in splotches over most of the surface. This turned up in Tucson but I do not know anything about it. No history. I like the gun and it has a bit of "been there done that" .

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Weight 2.75 lbs
Dimensions 17 × 8 × 6 in

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