Italian Made American Civil War Era Colt Model 1855 .36 Calibre Side hammer Pocket Revolver. **UK 2024 DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED** 21978:5. Italian Made American Civil War Era Colt Model 1855 .36 Calibre Side hammer Pocket Revolver. **UK 2024 DEACTIVATION CERTIFICATED** 21978:5. .36 Cal Muzzleloader Revolver

The Colt Model 1855 Side hammer, also known as the Colt Root Revolver after engineer Elisha K. Root (1808–1865), is a cap & ball single-action pocket revolver used during the American Civil War. The Model 1855 or “Side hammer” family of firearms represented several firsts for the Colt Company in terms of design features, and many of features are found only on M-1855 models. The two most obvious features are the solid frame with a top strap and the side-mounted hammer. who was Colt’s factory foreman and general superintendent. At that time, the Root revolver was Colt's only percussion handgun built on the solid frame principle and featured a side-hammer, mounted on the right side of the frame, a spur trigger, a cylinder pin entering from the rear and one-piece grips secured to the back-strap. The Root revolver has a sheathed trigger. Revolvers made to Colt's Patents live on today in the form of quality firearms produced by Italian firearms manufacturers. This pocket example of Colt's Root side hammer black powder pistol is 7 ¾” overall with a 3 ½” barrel. The blueing on this example is very good *feint scratch to the side of the barrel*. The serial No-042070 along with .36 Cal and BLACK POWDER ONLY are etched to the left-hand side of the barrel. The underside of the barrel is etched with the maker- BP Palmetto. The pistol has a small brass blade fore sight. It has its original American Walnut grips which are in good condition with a few of minor age-related marks. The 2 stage barrel is stamped with number ‘042070’ and Italian proofs (illustrated). Deactivated to UK specification initially in 2007 the revolver has an open barrel and shallow blocked cylinders, it cocks and dry fires & the loading lever operates correctly. The price includes UK delivery & UK 2024 Deactivation certificate *the pistol was initially deactivated in 2007 and the certificate was mislaid*. 21978:5.