1860/ARMY-I inherited=$

[Willyp]

What would it be worth? I have no use for it? It is a 44 caliper with an engraved cyclinder and very lightly used,by the old owner. Pietta made?? This is from a site on tne net,the photo on there is it.

Technical Information

Material:
Blued Steel Backstrap, Cylinder and Barrel
Brass Trigger Guard
Color Case Hardened Frame
One-Piece walnut Grip

Caliber: 44

Length of Barrel: 8"

Notes:
Fixed Sights
Round Trigger Guard
Un-Fluted Engraved Cylinder
Round Barrel

[Hickok]

Any brand name on the side of or underneath the barrel, like Uberti, Pietta, Colt etc?

[Omnivore]

Willyp; Your description is that of just about any '60 Army, original or reproduction. No one could begin to put a value on it without knowing who made it and what is its exact condition. If it's a repro it could be worth anywhere between 50 and about 500 or more dollars (a clunker to a Colt Second Generation or Signature Series in pristine condition with original packaging, accoutrements and papers) (but what's a single order of magnitude between friends? I always say).

A new Pietta can be had for around 250 dollars right now, with a free "starter's kit" at Cabela's. Ubertis run more like 300 or a little more, so used it would be worth less, or a lot less, unless there's something really special about it.

[Willyp]

Can this be sent thru the mail?????????

[Dan Cash]

Sounds like a reproduction. Close inspection will turn up a maker and/or importer. Repro gun worth between $50. and $150 dollars. Original as you describe would top a thousand.

[Hellgate]

Yes, BP revolvers can be mailed. Some state laws may require it to go through a FFL dealer but 90% of places don't care and you can sell them to anybody that is legally allowed to possess a gun.

[Omnivore]

Can this be sent thru the mail?????????

Uh, yes, as anyone spending a minute or two looking on the internet would have known. Or was that sarcasm, or something else?

As a gun owner, you should check out the "Gun Control Act" (GCA) of 1968, as amended by FOPA (the Firearm Owner's Protection Act) of 1986. You will find that a firearm such as a muzzleloader or a percussion revolver, that does NOT used "fixed ammunition" (metal cartridges, generally) is NOT classified as a "firearm" for legal purposes by the federal government. States and localities sometime have their own laws pertaining to muzzleloaders and such, but as has been said, most don't, and so therefore mailing a percussion gun is usually no different from mailing a box of chocolates or a set of screwdrivers. Any firearm (regardless of ammunition type or loading procedure, other than NFA weapons) made before a certain date in 1898, I believe it is, is also treated with far less restriction. See "Curios and Relics". For further study, also see "National Firearms Act" of 1934 and the creation of the BATF, which is, among other things, a hold-over from the Prohibition era that we (unfortunately) have to live with to this day.

All of this of course ignores the "Supreme Law of the Land" which is the U.S. constitution (as interpreted through "Incorporation Doctrine") including the second amendment.

You're obviously on the internet, so you can certainly get your search engine warmed up and a goin'.