Original Item: Only One Available. Here we have a lovely Civil War issue .44cal bullet mold, which we have confirmed with sources was made for the Starr Arms M1858 & M1863 "Army" revolvers. These were the third most common revolvers used in the war, after the Colt and Remington offerings.  Made from iron and brass with a wooden handle, it looks to be complete and in working order. The brass bullet mold is bored out to a .44 caliber tapered cavity, which has a slide lip at the end as is correct. This is fitted with a top hinged cover / iron sprue cutter that slides over the cavity. with a tapered hole in the top to allow the molten lead to enter the mold. The total length of the bullet mold is about 5 1/4", with a 4 1/4" handle.

Condition is very good, with a lovely patina of age. Just what you needed to go along with your .44cal Starr Army Percussion revolver!

More on the Starr Percussion Revolver:

Generally there are three models of Starr revolvers:

1863 Single Action .44 Caliber Percussion Army Revolver (produced 1863-1864) [23000 produced]

1858 Double Action .36 Caliber Percussion Navy Revolver (produced 1859-1860) [3000 produced]

1858 Double Action .44 Caliber Percussion Army Revolver (produced 1862-1863) [~21454 produced]

History of the STARR ARMS COMPANY Revolver-

About 23,000 double-action Starr revolvers were manufactured in the late 1850s and early 1860s. Of these, most were purchased by the U.S. Army. Starr revolvers, in both single-and double-action models, represented over 12 percent of the side arms issued to Union cavalry troops. Only Colt and Remington revolvers were more frequently encountered in the hands of Northern soldiers.

Starr revolvers were invented by Eben Townsend Starr of New York City, grandson of Nathan Starr and son of Nathan Starr, Jr., famous U. S. swordmakers and riflemakers of Middletown, Connecticut. This model is marked on the right side of its frame "STARR'S PATENT JAN. 15, 1856.", and on the left side, "STARR. ARMS. Co. NEW YORK." The patent date refers to E. T. Starr's U. S. Patent 14,118 for a self-cocking percussion pepperbox. His U.S. Patent 30,843, December 4, 1860, was for his double-action revolver.

Starr firearms were made at Yonkers, Binghamton, and Morrisania, New York, from 1858 to 1867. The New York City address referred to the Starr Arms Company store and office at 267 Broadway. Starr double-action .44 caliber revolvers, with serial numbers from 1 to about 23,000, were manufactured first, and Starr single-action .44 caliber revolvers, with serial numbers from about 23,000 to about 54,000, last.