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Suitably stunning example of not only Sam Colt’s design genius, but his artistic sense as well.

Critics with far greater understanding of art have termed Sam’s last three revolvers (of which the M1860 is the biggest) as the ultimate expression of streamlining in firearms design produced during the 19th century. I happen to agree, but my vote is not adding much weight.

They don’t merely look good, they handle just as well. It’s as if they aim themselves.

This looks like a non-firing replica. Might devolve care to tell us more about its origin, and share any additional detail?

- I believe that is an actual authentic antique Colt revolver -

- Sam Colt was quite stubborn and resisted updating to a much stronger one-piece full frame with the barrel firmly screwed into to frame.

- Sam Colt died in 1862 - early in the War between the States.

- The US Army brass was demanding a full frame and after the ‘72-’72 Colt Richards, Richards-Mason, and Model 1872 Open-Top (I have M1872 grip frames and the original walnut one-piece grips on my circa 1898 Colt FSS .44-40 right now)

- Frank Henninger and Charles Mason designed the full-frame Colt Single Action Army in 1872 and Colt has manufactured the Colt SAA fom 1873 until today; the US Army finally got it’s way.

- Well-balanced but slow to load and remove cartridge brass and reload - Custer could have used the Smith & Wesson “.45 Scofield” on his last day; a hinged two-piece revolver that automatically ejected the six .45 Scofile brass and you could quickly reloaded - later with “moon-clips” you could load all 4 new cartridges at once, flip the barrel down and forward to lock the revolver in place and start firing at the Indians who had Civil War repeating Henrys, Spencers, and even the still made and sold lever-action repeaters: Winchester Model 1873 .44-40 carbines and rifles

- I am build several black powder cap & ball revolvers now using Pietta and Uberti revolver frames and parts and some conversion to cartridge cylinders (types used by Remington in 1860-1874) in the Model 1858 and in 1872 when S&W’s bored-thru cylinder patent ran out - the Colts

- “Pale Rider” type 1858 Remington Navy .38 conversion
- ‘’Good, Bad, Ugly” 1851 Colt Navy .38 conversion

- I am also doing some conversions to .22lr for Colts and Remingtons - Italian made clones and originals with the early frames and parts - these remain cap & ball percussion handguns -

- Ivory often is cracked as on that Colt revolver - morons now are going to ban elephant ivory and walrus ivory - mammoth ivory will still be legal.

- Millions will no longer be allowed to sell or give away their 600 year old carved ivory while countless tons of ivory sits in Africa and Russia - the Hell with the Africans who live their and are kept like monkeys in a zoo by the crazy environmental lefties.