qsy-complains-a-lot:Colt M1861 Navy revolverManufactured in relatively small numbers between 1861 an
qsy-complains-a-lot:Colt M1861 Navy revolverManufactured in relatively small numbers between 1861 and 1873 by Colt’s Patent Firearm Manufacturing Co. in Hartford Connecticut - serial number 17620..36 cap and ball six-shot cylinder, single action, smooth M1860 Army finish, silver plated and engraved, creeping loading lever.Mostly overshadowed by its earlier .44 caliber counterpart, the M1861 Navy would mostly be used as stock for conversions to .38 metallic cartridges later. -- source link