{"product_id":"original-u-s-civil-war-rogers-spencer-army-model-44-percussion-revolver-with-excellent-bore-and-martial-cartouche-serial-2400","title":"Original U.S. Civil War Rogers \u0026 Spencer Army Model .44 Percussion Revolver with Excellent Bore and Martial Cartouche - Serial 2400","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item: Only One available. This is one of only 5,800 revolvers manufactured, 5,000 of which went directly to the U.S. Army fighting the Confederate States during the Civil War. During the war supplies of revolvers sometimes ran short, so many smaller companies were given contracts for production of percussion revolvers. This was especially true after the Colt factory fire of February 1864. An order was placed in early 1865 for these revolvers, however many arrived too late to see much action. This is an early production example, looking to have seen only light service, and is only the fourth that we have ever seen!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe revolver is in the usual .44 caliber for an \"Army\" revolver, a Single Action Percussion design with a 6 shot cylinder and 7 1\/2\" octagonal barrel. The technology used on both the Whitney and Remington Percussion Revolvers were based on the earlier FREEMAN design, which explains the resemblance to those pistols. The revolver is marked clearly on the top of the cylinder strap, on both sides of the sighting groove:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eROGERS \u0026amp; SPENCER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUTICA N·Y\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll parts of the revolver except for the cylinder bear matching serial \u003cstrong\u003e2400\u003c\/strong\u003e, including the left side of the frame, bottom grip frame, bottom of the barrel, cylinder, loading rammer, arbor pin, and even the insides of both grip scales. Only the cylinder is non-matching, swapped out from revolver \u003cstrong\u003e2631\u003c\/strong\u003e during service. The left grip scale even still has a clear \"boxed\" script\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e RPB\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e cartouche of inspector \u003cem\u003eCaptain R. P. Barry, U.S. Army\u003c\/em\u003e, who inspected Remington, Starr, and Rogers \u0026amp; Spencer Revolvers from 1860 to 1865. We rarely see these this well marked!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall the revolver has a lovely aged look, with the original bluing worn to a a gray patina, showing some areas of past peppering. We do not really see any areas where the original bluing is still present, giving it a lovely \"been there\" look. The grips are in very good shape, showing just a bit of chipping at the bottom, as well as light overall wear and staining. The left grip scale does have a repaired crack on the front toe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pistol is complete, and the action is REALLY crisp and solid. It indexes correctly, the cylinder lockup is near perfect, and there is just a bit of wobble when fully cocked. It does however have a strong mainspring, and the hammer must be pulled back relatively hard and fast to get it to lock into place correctly. \u003cspan\u003eIt can be taken down to components using the arbor pin lock, which can take a bit of wiggling to get it to come out correctly. We checked the bore, and it is in excellent condition, bright with crisp lands and grooves. There is a bit of past fouling and oxidation, now removed, but this is great for a Civil War black powder percussion revolver.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e We checked the cap nipple cones, and all are clear, showing wear from use and powder burn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA rare U.S. Civil war revolver in very good honest used condition with a great bore! Ready to research and display!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYear of Manufacture: circa 1865\u003cbr\u003eCaliber: .44cal\u003cbr\u003eAmmunition Type: Percussion Cap and Ball\u003cbr\u003eBarrel Length: 8 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOverall Length: 14 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAction: Single\u003cbr\u003eFeed System: 6 Shot Revolver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNOTE: International orders of antique firearms MUST be shipped using UPS WW Services (courier). USPS Priority Mail international will not accept these. International customers should always consult their country's antique gun laws prior to ordering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Original Items","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45088103333957,"sku":"ONJR26MYMF021","price":2495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1524\/1342\/files\/2544325C-4B21-4667-B514-4E593F11551C.jpg?v=1780348166","url":"https:\/\/www.ima-usa.com\/products\/original-u-s-civil-war-rogers-spencer-army-model-44-percussion-revolver-with-excellent-bore-and-martial-cartouche-serial-2400","provider":"International Military Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}