.44 caliber. 8” barrel. SN: 96696 (mfg. ca. 1862). Blued and color casehardened finish, brass grip strap and triggerguard, smooth one-piece walnut grip. Barrel roll marked in a single line: “-ADDRESS COL. COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA-”. Lower left of frame with two-line “COLT’S/PATENT” marking. Left grip with script JT cartouche, the mark of arsenal sub-inspector John Taylor. Small single letter sub-inspection marks throughout. Matching serial numbers on butt, triggerguard, frame, barrel, wedge, cylinder and arbor pin. Cylinder with roll engraved Republic of Texas and Mexican navy battle scene and standard markings. Rebated six-chambered cylinder with remnants of safety pins on the rear, creeping loading lever and German silver blade front sight. A solid example of an early Civil War martial Colt 1860 Revolver in better condition than many examples found today. Acquired from Norm Flayderman’s Catalog #117 in 1993. Provenance: The estate of John C. Gibson, Delano, CA. Pickup & Shipping: Free pickup in Sacramento. Shipping via FedEx 2Day Air within the continental U.S. for $85 + 1.5% insurance (unless waived in writing). Combined lot shipping available. Very Good. Barrel with minute traces of blue in protected areas and a moderately oxidized mottled gray patina with some patches of surface roughness. Frame with some very nice, mottled case coloring, showing some fading and dulling and a couple of small areas of minor pitting. Cylinder with a mostly gray patina and retaining some of the roll engraved scene. Trigger with some strong traces of fire blue. Markings mostly clear and legible. Mechanically functional action. All safety pins battered and gone, with only their outlines remaining. Wedge screw a modern replacement. Bore about good to very good, moderately oxidized and evenly pitted with good rifling. Grip fine and crisp with a nice cartouche and some scattered light handling marks and minor mars.