HG053-Colt 1860 Civilian Ser #: 1691xx Model #: 1860 Caliber: 44 Barrel Length: 8 Comments: Dull Blue Finish: 10% Date of Mfg: 1868 PRICE: $1650Picture
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HG024-SMITH & WESSON MODEL 2 REVOLVER WITH CIVIL WAR BELT AND HOLSTER. This is a 32 Caliber rimfire revolver with a 6 inch barrel. This revolver came with an old Civil War Belt and Holster. It also came with some military records from the archives and a Commonwealth of Massachusetts commendation issued in 1870 to George Arnold, Company D, 38th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. The gun fits the holster and the holster fits the belt and has a great look. The serial number of the gun is 160xx. This gun was a popular personal sidearm with many officers and enlisted men during the Civil War.NOTE: In the Spring 1999 issue of "The Texas Gun Collector", the official publication of the Texas Gun Collector's Associat ion , appears an article by Lloyd N. Jackson entitled "Smith & Wesson's No. 2 (Army)". In this article Jackson states:"The popularity of the Number 2 with military officers was so great it eventually absorbed "Army" into it's name, not by Smith and Wesson, who continued to refer to it as a belt revolver, but today it is almost exclusively known as the Number 2 Army. Jackson goes on to state that "During the Civil War all military revolvers were percussion type. It was surely of some comfort to have the Number 2 tucked in a belt or carried in a holster ready for action with no concern for weather conditions"p.61. On page 62 of that publication, Jackson refers to the fact that Number 2 (SN 22592) was carried by future president Rutherford B. Hayes during his Civil War service and reportedly, James Butler Hickok, "Wild Bill" , had his Number 2, (SN30619) on the card table as he checked his "aces and eights" hand while playing poker in Deadwood in August of 1874. In that same issue Anrold Marcus Chernoff called the "Gun of the Month" a pair of General Custer's Presentation Smith & Wesson Model 2 Armies. Mr. Chernoff states that perhaps these are the most famous of all the guns General Custer owned and they were given to him by J. B. Sutherland in October of 1869. I found this information so interesting that I am adding this paragraph to all three of the Smith & Wesson Model 2's that I have for sale at the present time. $1450 Picture
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HG019-SMITH & WESSON MODEL 2 OLD MODEL REVOLVER W/HOLSTER. This is a 32 caliber rimfire gun with a six shot, non-fluted cylinder and a six inch octagon barrel. The gun has two-piece rosewood grips and an old holster that has probably been with the gun from the beginning. This model weapon was a very popular personal sidearm for officers and enlisted men during the Civil War. There was 77,155 of these guns made beginning in 1861. The serial number is 184xx, indicating that it was one of the first 25% of the guns produced. It comes with a great-looking holster that fits the gun to a "t".NOTE: In the Spring 1999 issue of "The Texas Gun Collector", the official publication of the Texas Gun Collector's Associat ion , appears an article by Lloyd N. Jackson entitled "Smith & Wesson's No. 2 (Army)". In this article Jackson states:"The popularity of the Number 2 with military officers was so great it eventually absorbed "Army" into it's name, not by Smith and Wesson, who continued to refer to it as a belt revolver, but today it is almost exclusively known as the Number 2 Army. Jackson goes on to state that "During the Civil War all military revolvers were percussion type. It was surely of some comfort to have the Number 2 tucked in a belt or carried in a holster ready for action with no concern for weather conditions"p.61. On page 62 of that publication, Jackson refers to the fact that Number 2 (SN 22592) was carried by future president Rutherford B. Hayes during his Civil War service and reportedly, James Butler Hickok, "Wild Bill" , had his Number 2, (SN30619) on the card table as he checked his "aces and eights" hand while playing poker in Deadwood in August of 1874. In that same issue Anrold Marcus Chernoff called the "Gun of the Month" a pair of General Custer's Presentation Smith & Wesson Model 2 Armies. Mr. Chernoff states that perhaps these are the most famous of all the guns General Custer owned and they were given to him by J. B. Sutherland in October of 1869. I found this information so interesting that I am adding this paragraph to all three of the Smith & Wesson Model 2's that I have for sale at the present time. $1145 Picture
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LE017-CIVIL WAR PERIOD CARTRIDGE CASE WITH PLATE. This is a Model 1855 cartridge case with a brass plate, U.S., not embossed on the leather. The short leather strap that is supposed to hold the flap closed by fastening to the brass knob is missing. Other than that this is in excellent condition--in fact, the best overall condition cartridge case I have ever had. This item came out of a Civil War collection that contained several items and they are all in very good to excellent condition. Six items on this update are from the same collection. The five other items are LE018, LE019, TM024, TM025 and TM026. The case measures 6½ inches by 8 inches by 1¾ inches. $595 Picture
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FL004-POWDER HORN. This horn is 6 ½ inches long, with a carved wooden stopper on the pouring end. Old nails secure the horn to the wooden plug on the large end. This is an old piece. The only markings are from use. $65 Picture
FL007-OLD LEATHER POWDER/SHOT BAG. The bag is 7 inches long and 4 1/4 inches wide at the widest point. The bag has a copper pouring spout fastened to the end of the leather bag with two old copper rivets. The seam is beginning to come loose near the top. $60 Picture
TM024-PAIR OF CIVIL WAR PHOTOS IN CASE. One of the photos is of a Union Soldier, the other is of a woman about the same age. They will be sold as a pair as they came together from the Civil War Collection referred to in LE017. I do not know for sure if these two people are husband and wife or not. However, the photos came to me as a pair and I do not want to separate them. Crazy, isn't it? However, some of us collector-dealers are a little strange. $230 Picture
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TM025-EAGLE SHOULDER-BELT PLATE. This type of plate was in use prior to and during the Civil War. The plate has a small amount of weather deterioration on the back side. However, it does not appear to be a dug up. This is one of the items currently being offered for sale from the Civil War collection referred to in LE017. $125 Picture
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TM014-OLD PHOTO. The old photo is of a young boy. There was a slip of paper on the photo that said "Quincy J. Curtis, Confederate Lt." When I asked the seller to explain how this young boy could be a Lt. in the army, he responded that the picture was a few years before he went into the service. I could not find that name in any of my books. I can't validate that story. The holder, itself, is 2 3/4 inches long by 2 and 3/8 inches wide. The cloth holding the two sides together is torn into two pieces. The snaps to hold it shut are all there and functional. $135 Picture
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