Colt 1860 with fluted cylinder

[hrt4me]

 

[hrt4me]

 

[JRL1164]

Very nice!

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

What’s the story behind this interesting piece ?

 

[TrapperDude]

Those weren't made in very great numbers from what I understand. The unique specimen you have is in amazing condition for its age!

 

[Jim in Wisconsin]

It would be interesting to know if the arbor hits the end of the hole or stops short.

 

[hrt4me]

It would be interesting to know if the arbor hits the end of the hole or stops short.

I'll check...

 

[Red Owl]

The NRA publishes a monthly magazine for collectors, "Men at Arms" and there are ads from the various dealers in antique guns. I'd check that revolver out.

 

[Bad Karma]

Very nice, very early!

 

[Stantheman86]

This makes me really wish my backorder for 2 Uberti fluted 1860s would come through

 

[Rich44]

Very nice, very early!

Sure is!!!

 

[Dark Angel]

This makes me really wish my backorder for 2 Uberti fluted 1860s would come through

Have a Uberti fluted cylinder. Just love it! If a weapon/firearm/revolver could be called 'sexy' this particular version, in my estimation, could.

 

[Stantheman86]

Have a Uberti fluted cylinder. Just love it! If a weapon/firearm/revolver could be called 'sexy' this particular version, in my estimation, could.

I always loved the 1860 Army , since I was a kid. My first gun was an ASM 1860 that my Uncle bought for me when I was 13. I loved that thing.

Then I saw those fluted cylinder Ubertis and I'm like, the 1860 Army gets cooler??

Uberti supposedly made full flute 1851s and 1861s , I'm like , let's get some more of those out

 

[Tenmile]

That's very nice. The serial number is low. Do you know when it was made and how many were made? I have an 1860 Army serial number 117260 on the frame and barrel and just 7260 on the cylinder. It's interesting that this one has the same number on the cylinder. I wonder why the fluted cylinder wasn't popular because weight had to be a consideration.

 

[JRL1164]

That's very nice. The serial number is low. Do you know when it was made and how many were made? I have an 1860 Army serial number 117260 on the frame and barrel and just 7260 on the cylinder. It's interesting that this one has the same number on the cylinder. I wonder why the fluted cylinder wasn't popular because weight had to be a consideration.

I understand some of the fluted cylinders in the 1860s had integrity issues and reports of the cylinders blowing out walls.

If I recall correctly, Colt sent some 2000 1860s to Texas during the Civil War with fluted cylinders and many suffered this condition.

Though as I write this I can't seem to find the source.

 

[Bad Karma]

That's very nice. The serial number is low. Do you know when it was made and how many were made? I have an 1860 Army serial number 117260 on the frame and barrel and just 7260 on the cylinder. It's interesting that this one has the same number on the cylinder. I wonder why the fluted cylinder wasn't popular because weight had to be a consideration.

The factory typically used only the last 4 digits on cylinder, arbor and wedges

Exactly right. They did have problems with the full fluted cylinder. Colt changed to all full round cylinders and a tapered chamber to resolve the issue. I read this in Pates excellent book on the 1860. I don’t have it in the house right now to quote it. (My 14 year old great granddaughter has it and is writing a report on that volume, she loves the 1860’s almost as much as I do.) Man I’m proud of that kid!

 

[TDM]

I understand some of the fluted cylinders in the 1860s had integrity issues and reports of the cylinders blowing out walls.

If I recall correctly, Colt sent some 2000 1860s to Texas during the Civil War with fluted cylinders and many suffered this condition.

Though as I write this I can't seem to find the source.

The fluted cylinders are early and though I don’t know the exact number from memory the majority of these were sold to Southern State units before the embargo went into effect. The serial numbers are fairly easy to search to determine where it went. I have a fluted Pietta and love it.

 

[TDM]

The factory typically used only the last 4 digits on cylinder, arbor and wedges

Exactly right. They did have problems with the full fluted cylinder. Colt changed to all full round cylinders and a tapered chamber to resolve the issue. I read this in Pates excellent book on the 1860. I don’t have it in the house right now to quote it. (My 14 year old great granddaughter has it and is writing a report on that volume, she loves the 1860’s almost as much as I do.) Man I’m proud of that kid!

The fluted cylinders were failure prone. Even with northern steel Colt couldn’t make it work at the time.