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Re: Colt 1860 Army revolver
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The Colt Navy 1851 Model is 36 caliber, 7-1/2 inch octagonal barrel. It sounds like this is what you have. The serial no. is 1862 manufacture. The Colt Army Model 1860 is 44 caliber with a round barrel. The easiest way to tell is the octagon barrel vs. the round barrel.

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