Original U.S. Civil War Era Rare Colt Model 1861 Navy .38 Rimfire Cartridge Converted Revolver - Serial 12117 Swords There is a maker mark

There is a maker mark W engraved on the ricasso

a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War

The entire stock is heavily engraved

the Third Reich

There is also a very interesting sticker in Russian applied to the pan magazine

Original U.S. Civil War Era Rare Colt Model 1861 Navy .38 Rimfire Cartridge Converted Revolver - Serial 12117 Swords There is a maker markOriginal Item: Only One Available. The expiration of Rollin White's patent on revolvers with bored through cylinders in 1869 was a true watershed moment for the U. S. Firearms industry. Now all firearms manufactures would be able to directly manufacture cartridge revolvers without having to risk lawsuits or pay royalties. Colt was no exception, especially considering that Samuel Colt himself had PASSED on the chance to purchase exclusive rights to the