Original U.S. Civil War Starr Arms M1858 .44 Double Action Army Percussion Revolver - Serial 9152 U.S. Army Roch facilitated the first effective

Roch facilitated the first effective patrol of Canada's Arctic territory

Two gilt brass spacers ("seppa") surround the cross guard

We cannot explain the Glider Pilot patch on the Artillery uniform so this could be a post war addition

though it is most likely arsenal re-blued

which is a feature of British Flintlock Pistol prior to 1760

Original U.S. Civil War Starr Arms M1858 .44 Double Action Army Percussion Revolver - Serial 9152 U.S. Army Roch facilitated the first effectiveOriginal Item. One Only. This is an excellent condition Civil War Star Arms Model 1858 Double Action Army Percussion revolver bearing the serial number of 9152, indicating production in mid late 1862. This revolver was part of a production run of around 21,500 revolvers, delivered to the U. S. Army 1862 1863. After this, starting at serial number 23,000, they moved to the requested Single Action Model of 1863, which cost HALF of what the earlier model