F.A.P. 1851 NAVY COMMEMORATIVE

Action:    Single Action
Made in:    Italy 
Caliber:    44 
Barrel length:    13.2" 
Barrel finish:    Stainless 
Barrel type:    Octagonal 
Casing material:    Stainless Steel 
Casing finish:    Stainless 
Generally speaking length:    7.5" 
Sights:    Brass Bead 
Magazine capacity:    6 
Grip:    Plastic 
Weight:    42.32 oz. 
Generally speaking length:    7.5" 

Likewise with a few other Colt plans, the 1851 Navy (alongside a few Southern made duplicates) served on the two sides of the Civil War and soldiered on for a long time thereafter in the possession of such men as 'Wild Bill' Hickock and 'Bison Bill' Cody. With over a fourth of 1,000,000 produced somewhere in the range of 1850 and 1873, the 1851 Navy was one of the most famous, seemingly perpetual, and broadly experienced "cap n' ball" pistols in the wild west. At the point when Wild Bill Hickok was killed while playing Poker in Saloon #10 in Deadwood, SD, 1876 (while holding what has since gotten known as the "Dead Man's Hand" - aces and eights)