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Hawg · March 6, 2012, 07:13 PM

The Charleston Museum identifies this as an 1860 Army. Prototype maybe?

Jo6pak · March 6, 2012, 07:56 PM

Hmm, Octagonal barrel?

Hawg · March 6, 2012, 08:01 PM

Yep, rebated cylinder, Army grip, creeping lever, everything is 60 Army except the dang barrel, even the front sight is 60 Army.

noelf2 · March 6, 2012, 08:13 PM

Even Sam Colt didn't make them period correct?

Hawg · March 6, 2012, 08:30 PM

Wedge screw is on wrong side. Might be prototype.

zullo74 · March 6, 2012, 08:33 PM

The photo is obviously flipped, as all the screw heads are on the 'wrong' side.

Hawg · March 6, 2012, 08:35 PM

OOPS! So they are

Jo6pak · March 6, 2012, 09:34 PM

I'm glad they went with the round barrel in production.

IMO, the 1860 Army is the most beautiful handgun ever produced.

Fingers McGee · March 7, 2012, 12:41 PM

I'd say it's probably the way the light is hitting the barrel that makes it look like its part octagonal. That, and the fact that it's flipped.

Beagle333 · March 7, 2012, 12:46 PM

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I'd say it's probably the way the light is hitting the barrel that makes it look like its part octagonal. That, and the fact that it's flipped.

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I'd say it's under a fluorescent fixture. You can see the long white tubes reflected in the cylinder and recoil shield, as well as along the barrel.

mykeal · March 7, 2012, 12:59 PM

-1.

Sorry. I don't see any fluorescent tubes reflected in the cylinder or the barrel. If there were there would be continuity between the two, and there definitely is none. That's an octagonal barrel.

Doc Hoy · March 7, 2012, 01:51 PM

Being shot with an 1860 Army is an elegant way to die.

zullo74 · March 7, 2012, 02:22 PM

I just emailed the curator of exhibits at the Charleston museum and asked him if the revolver pictured on their website is a round or octagonal barreled 1860 Army Colt. As soon as I get his response, I will post it here. Let's get the truth and quit speculating.

zullo74 · March 7, 2012, 02:45 PM

Here is our answer....

Dear Joe,
Thank for letting me know about this. (I just a minute ago responded with an email to the same question from one of your subscribers!)
In any case, you are correct in stating that this is a hard light reflection giving the barrel an appearance of being octagonal in the photo. It is, in fact, round just like other 1860s. The piece is on exhibit in our City Under Siege gallery.

J. Grahame Long
Curator of History
The Charleston Museum
360 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29403
(843) 722-2996 ext.252
[email protected]
www.charlestonmuseum.org

Noz · March 7, 2012, 02:46 PM

I like it!

zullo74 · March 7, 2012, 02:52 PM

Mykeal wrote: "-1. Sorry. I don't see any fluorescent tubes reflected in the cylinder or the barrel. If there were there would be continuity between the two, and there definitely is none. That's an octagonal barrel."

mykeal · March 7, 2012, 04:10 PM

Well, that's the answer. I still don't see the reflections. That's a hard line on the barrel, not a soft one that is usually found on a curved surface. But, it looks like I missed this one.

Hawg · March 7, 2012, 04:41 PM

It sure do look like a hybrid between a 51 and 60. But after the day I had yesterday I ain't sayin nuthin.

March 6, 2012, 07:13 PM	#1
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	Wha Tha The Charleston Museum identifies this as an 1860 Army. Prototype maybe?

March 6, 2012, 07:56 PM	#2
Jo6pak Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2010 Location: West Coast...of WI Posts: 1,663	Hmm, Octagonal barrel? __________________ NRA Life Member, SAF contributor.

March 6, 2012, 08:13 PM	#4
noelf2 Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2008 Location: Stuart, VA Posts: 2,473	Even Sam Colt didn't make them period correct? __________________ Liberty and freedom often offends those who understand neither.

March 6, 2012, 09:34 PM	#8
Jo6pak Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2010 Location: West Coast...of WI Posts: 1,663	I'm glad they went with the round barrel in production. IMO, the 1860 Army is the most beautiful handgun ever produced. __________________ NRA Life Member, SAF contributor.

March 7, 2012, 12:41 PM	#9
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,113	I'd say it's probably the way the light is hitting the barrel that makes it look like its part octagonal. That, and the fact that it's flipped. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

March 6, 2012, 08:01 PM	#3
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	Yep, rebated cylinder, Army grip, creeping lever, everything is 60 Army except the dang barrel, even the front sight is 60 Army.

March 6, 2012, 08:30 PM	#5
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	Wedge screw is on wrong side. Might be prototype.

March 6, 2012, 08:33 PM	#6
zullo74 Junior member Join Date: August 8, 2009 Posts: 374	The photo is obviously flipped, as all the screw heads are on the 'wrong' side.

March 6, 2012, 08:35 PM	#7
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	OOPS! So they are

March 7, 2012, 12:59 PM	#11
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	-1. Sorry. I don't see any fluorescent tubes reflected in the cylinder or the barrel. If there were there would be continuity between the two, and there definitely is none. That's an octagonal barrel.

March 7, 2012, 01:51 PM	#12
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	Plus one to Jo6Pak Being shot with an 1860 Army is an elegant way to die. __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

March 7, 2012, 02:22 PM	#13
zullo74 Junior member Join Date: August 8, 2009 Posts: 374	I just emailed the curator of exhibits at the Charleston museum and asked him if the revolver pictured on their website is a round or octagonal barreled 1860 Army Colt. As soon as I get his response, I will post it here. Let's get the truth and quit speculating.

March 7, 2012, 02:45 PM	#14
zullo74 Junior member Join Date: August 8, 2009 Posts: 374	Here is our answer.... Dear Joe, Thank for letting me know about this. (I just a minute ago responded with an email to the same question from one of your subscribers!) In any case, you are correct in stating that this is a hard light reflection giving the barrel an appearance of being octagonal in the photo. It is, in fact, round just like other 1860s. The piece is on exhibit in our City Under Siege gallery. J. Grahame Long Curator of History The Charleston Museum 360 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29403 (843) 722-2996 ext.252 [email protected] www.charlestonmuseum.org

March 7, 2012, 02:46 PM	#15
Noz Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2009 Posts: 643	I like it!

March 7, 2012, 02:52 PM	#16
zullo74 Junior member Join Date: August 8, 2009 Posts: 374	Mykeal wrote: "-1. Sorry. I don't see any fluorescent tubes reflected in the cylinder or the barrel. If there were there would be continuity between the two, and there definitely is none. That's an octagonal barrel."

March 7, 2012, 04:10 PM	#17
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	Well, that's the answer. I still don't see the reflections. That's a hard line on the barrel, not a soft one that is usually found on a curved surface. But, it looks like I missed this one.

March 7, 2012, 04:41 PM	#18
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,188	It sure do look like a hybrid between a 51 and 60. But after the day I had yesterday I ain't sayin nuthin.