Starr Arms Model 1863 Army Revolver
TITLE: Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver
MAKER: Colt’s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
MADE IN: Hartford, CT
CALIBER: .36 Caliber
DATE: 1863
DIMENSIONS: Barrel: 8 ¾” Length: 14” Height: 5”
INSCRIPTION: Serial Number 169259 / Barrel: – ADDRESS COL. SAM L COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA – . Cylinder: etched ships, LTS PATENT No. 9259. Butt Plate: 169259 (4x).
CREDIT LINE: Guns from the Browning-Cowan Family
OBJECT ID: 986-12-057
Named for the Republic of Texas Navy, it was one of the more popular sidearms—with both North and South—during the Civil War.
By the 1870s, many Navies were converted to take .38 caliber metallic cartridges and for decades the Colt Navy was one of the most popular handguns in the West.