Original U.S. Civil War Starr Arms M1858 Double Action Army Cartridge Converted Revolver - Serial 10875 Thompson SMG This was confirmed by Gale

This was confirmed by Gale Cleven in a telephone conversation in Dec 2005

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Offered in lovely condition this has been in an UK private collection for more than 40 years

- Reverse of jacket features an incredible full color hand painted B-17 Flying Fortress

German WW1 examples are often encountered with the saw teeth removed

Original U.S. Civil War Starr Arms M1858 Double Action Army Cartridge Converted Revolver - Serial 10875 Thompson SMG This was confirmed by GaleOriginal Item. One Only. This is a fine Civil War Star Arms Model 1858 Double Action Army revolver, which sometime after the war was converted to take centerfire brass cartridges. It is marked with serial number of 10875 under the hammer and on the barrel frame, indicating production in mid 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,