1860 Colt army marking

mforster · January 27, 2012, 09:28 AM

Hi, Can anyone help with an ideas what this mark is on the inside of the trigger guard of my 1860 Colt army, it's quite small as you see,quite finely done by hand looks like some sort of branch ?

thanks Mike

mforster · January 27, 2012, 11:15 AM

would help if you saw the pic !

robhof · January 27, 2012, 04:14 PM

i would say it's scratches, but it's on the same place on 2 of my ASM revolvers; one a Walker and one an 1860 Army?

zullo74 · January 27, 2012, 06:12 PM

It looks like a palm frond. This could mean it was one of the 12 revolvers carried by the Apostles as they accompanied Christ into the city of Jerusalem in the year 33 A.D.

It could be the find of all time!

Then again.......maybe not.

kwhi43 · January 27, 2012, 06:51 PM

Doc Hoy · January 27, 2012, 07:00 PM

..."Palmetto" may have marked their revolvers with this image?

Hawg · January 27, 2012, 07:13 PM

No it's not a Palmetto mark.

sltm1 · January 27, 2012, 07:57 PM

You're not gonna like this, but back in the day (1800's), when a gun was repaired, occasionally the gunsmith would leave a "maker's mark on it. Perhaps these were repair's by the same ASM tec and marked in the same fashion......but then again, they could be glyphs leaving clues to the whereabout's of the REAL info on the Kennedy assination !!

Kadmos · January 28, 2012, 08:42 PM

I'm going with Yggdrasil, the world tree, connecting the nine realms.

Now, I probably think that because I just watched the Thor movie.

If it's not that, than surely it is something else entirely, or scratches by some part of the manufacturing process...or not.

Of that I am sure.

Doc Hoy · January 28, 2012, 09:30 PM

BPREVOLVER....Where are you?

madcratebuilder · January 29, 2012, 12:07 PM

I've seen this before but do not recall if it has ever really ID's. Possible very early Palmetto mark, maybe not.

http://thefiringline.com/forums/arch...?t-467862.html

mforster · February 4, 2012, 07:11 AM

Thanks everyone for your help and jokes.

Mike

January 27, 2012, 09:28 AM	#1
mforster Member Join Date: January 22, 2012 Location: Normandy,France Posts: 22	1860 Colt army marking Hi, Can anyone help with an ideas what this mark is on the inside of the trigger guard of my 1860 Colt army, it's quite small as you see,quite finely done by hand looks like some sort of branch ? thanks Mike

January 27, 2012, 04:14 PM	#3
robhof Senior Member Join Date: September 16, 2007 Posts: 712	robhof i would say it's scratches, but it's on the same place on 2 of my ASM revolvers; one a Walker and one an 1860 Army?

January 27, 2012, 06:51 PM	#5
kwhi43 Senior Member Join Date: August 21, 2008 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,393	Here's A Better Picture Of It. I Think It's Alien

January 27, 2012, 07:00 PM	#6
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	Anyone know if.... ..."Palmetto" may have marked their revolvers with this image? __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

January 28, 2012, 08:42 PM	#9
Kadmos Member Join Date: April 27, 2010 Posts: 93	I'm going with Yggdrasil, the world tree, connecting the nine realms. Now, I probably think that because I just watched the Thor movie. If it's not that, than surely it is something else entirely, or scratches by some part of the manufacturing process...or not. Of that I am sure. Last edited by Kadmos; January 29, 2012 at 12:32 AM.

January 27, 2012, 06:12 PM	#4
zullo74 Junior member Join Date: August 8, 2009 Posts: 374	It looks like a palm frond. This could mean it was one of the 12 revolvers carried by the Apostles as they accompanied Christ into the city of Jerusalem in the year 33 A.D. It could be the find of all time! Then again.......maybe not.

January 27, 2012, 07:13 PM	#7
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 16,380	No it's not a Palmetto mark.

January 27, 2012, 07:57 PM	#8
sltm1 Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2009 Location: Idaho Posts: 353	You're not gonna like this, but back in the day (1800's), when a gun was repaired, occasionally the gunsmith would leave a "maker's mark on it. Perhaps these were repair's by the same ASM tec and marked in the same fashion......but then again, they could be glyphs leaving clues to the whereabout's of the REAL info on the Kennedy assination !!

January 28, 2012, 09:30 PM	#10
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 5,440	I wonder if the good doctor has seen this mark. BPREVOLVER....Where are you? __________________ Seek truth. Relax. Take a breath.

January 29, 2012, 12:07 PM	#11
madcratebuilder Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2007 Location: Northern Orygun Posts: 4,923	I've seen this before but do not recall if it has ever really ID's. Possible very early Palmetto mark, maybe not. http://thefiringline.com/forums/arch...?t-467862.html

February 4, 2012, 07:11 AM	#12
mforster Member Join Date: January 22, 2012 Location: Normandy,France Posts: 22	Thanks everyone for your help and jokes. Mike