The revolver is clean with about 80% condition. Very similar to the pair of revolvers Custer was using at the Little Bighorn.
]]>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.
]]>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.
1860 Colt Army Model 44 Cal. – SOLD
$1,200.00
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" .
Additional information
| Weight | 2.75 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 17 × 8 × 6 in |
