Original U.S. Civil War Era Colt 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver Made in 1853 - Matching Serial No 27023 U.S. Civil War Wall guns were large caliber

Wall guns were large caliber smooth-bore muskets that were used in the 16th through 18th centuries by defending forces to break the advance of enemy troops

Well the 8th Army weren't just Brits

Bottoms of barrels are stamped with serial number 15112

The Germans took the opportunity to make a point about the development of the use of flechettes by stamping some of their flechettes (that were the same in style to the French ones)

overall this has a great well over one hundred-year-old patina

Original U.S. Civil War Era Colt 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver Made in 1853 - Matching Serial No 27023 U.S. Civil War Wall guns were large caliberOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Colt Navy Model 1851 Percussion Revolver in . 36 caliber was widely used by both sides in the U. S. Civil War. The Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber (i. e., . 36 cal), later known as the Colt 1851 Navy or Navy Revolver, is a cap and ball revolver that was designed by Samuel Colt between 1847 and 1850. Colt first called this Revolver Ranger model; but the designation Navy quickly took over. It remained