Original U.S. Civil War Starr Arms M1858 .44 Double Action Army Percussion Revolver - Serial 7205 Headgear The battery doors open

The battery doors open

This was a new design which used a monolithic ceramic (one piece) which was molded to match torso contours

W535AC - 31412

It reads in black ink in two locations P/O BURT (Pilot Officer Burt)

but the bolter for it was machined directly into the receiver

Original U.S. Civil War Starr Arms M1858 .44 Double Action Army Percussion Revolver - Serial 7205 Headgear The battery doors openOriginal Item. One Only. This is a very nice "frontier worn" condition Civil War Star Arms Model 1858 Double Action Army Percussion revolver bearing the serial number of 7205, indicating production in mid 1862. This revolver was made about 33% through a production run of around 21,500 revolvers, delivered to the U. S. Army 1862 1863. After this, starting at serial number 23,000, they moved to the requested Single Action Model of 1863, which cost HALF