.44 caliber. 7.375" octagon to round barrel. SN: 66. Blued and color casehardened finish, smooth walnut grips. Single action percussion revolver with unfluted six-chambered cylinder, ratcheting loading lever and triggerguard, hammer nose notch rear sight and dovetailed brass blade front sight. Standard two-line Allen & Wheelock markings and patent dates on left barrel flat, with the die not fully fitting the space, as is typical of Allen handguns. Matching assembly numbers throughout including inside the grips. 1st Pattern Allen & Wheelock Army with the percussion cones screwed into the cylinder from the inside and with the side plate screw doubling as the hammer screw. Although production estimates as low as 700 guns are often quoted as production numbers, the reality is that more like 2,500 to 3,000 were likely produced and the "serial numbers" were really assembly numbers and were repeated on more than one gun. These guns did see Civil War service, mostly with the 2nd and 3rd Michigan Cavalry. Revolver #65 was issued to Company I of the 3rd Michigan Cavalry according to the Springfield Research Service Serial Number Books, so this revolver likely saw service with the 3rd Michigan as well. {ANTIQUE}

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Very Good as refinished. Bore fine and bright with strong rifling. Revolver retains some traces of old blue on the barrel and frame and most of the blue on the cylinder. Hammer with much of the applied color intact. Markings mostly legible, all numbers match. Mechanically functional action. Grips fine with crisp edges, showing only some light handling marks.