One of my ancestors was in the cav as first seargent. The copy of the unit history I have says they were issued Colt revolvers and Sharps carbines, as well as the sabre. The sabre and some other stuff have been handed down, but the Sharps is not there
Even though they were said to get Colts, the revolver handed down is a Whitney. My aunt has all the stuff including the holster. I need to get some good photos of the holster among other things.