1800's superb, cased, gold plated pinfire revolver of the us civil war or wild west.

Circa 1860's to 70's. A most beautiful fully engraved and gold plated single action

revolver in a case. The fourth most popular gun of the American Civil War. Finewalnut case with oil bottle and original Lefrauchaux 7mm pinfire cartridge case,Lidded box and partitions for extras. Some surface wear to the plating. Spurcocking action. Only the best revolvers were ever gold-plated, and they were moreusually handmade and commissioned for presentation Cased personal protectorpistols, such as this high-quality example, were very popular for presentation, and some have survived the war, and are presently in great gun collections, in America and Europe. They were frequently given to generals and senior officers [most usually by fellow comrade officers) in both the armies of the North and South. The case lacks a shield escutcheon. The Union army purchased around 13,000 model 1854 Lefaucheux pinfire revolvers from France and Belgium. 167 of the previously mentioned revolvers have their serial numbers recorded and were issued to Co. D, 2nd Kansas Calvary and Co. B, 9th Missouri Cavalry 3 American companies made pinfire cartridges for Civil War use; Christian Sharps & Co, C. D. Leet, and Allen & Wheelock.
All dimensions are in the box:-
Height: 5.0cm
Width : 15.0 cm
Length: 24.0 cm
Weight: 2.2 kgAustralia/ New Zealand/ Asia postage is very expensive.
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Antiques.co.uk Ref: 6HFFRBEDV

Width (cm):

15.0 cm

Height (cm):

5.0 cm

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