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Guns and Ammo for March has a piece on "Civil War" (they call it that) "Revolver Rarities": a sidebar on the Starr - produced in single action as well as double. .36 and .44 six inch barrel DA's were available at the outbreak of the war (produced from 1858), the SA .44 with an 8" barrel was the one actually purchased by the U.S.Ornance War Department - a total of 41102 pistols contracted and delivered. Starr apperently produced 58000 tortal, of which 47454 to the Union military.
After Colt and Remington, it was the third largest producer.
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