Original U.S. Civil War Savage 1861 Navy Model .36 Caliber Pistol Serial No 8269 U.S. Army 1944" on the label sewn

1944" on the label sewn on the inside of this high quality garment usually issued to officers

Leutnant Heinz Knoke (who finished the war with 31 kills) shot down the Liberator

bore is good (7+) with very little play in the barrel/frame connection

The principal go-between was one Rameshwarlal Bazaj who placed this special order with Soley-Grimard a joint venture between British and Belgian arms brokerage houses

Offered in fine condition with a very good bore this was a rifle serving at the time of Britain's legendary Martini-Henry Single Shot Rifle also introduced in 1871 and not replaced with a Magazine Rifle until 1888

Original U.S. Civil War Savage 1861 Navy Model .36 Caliber Pistol Serial No 8269 U.S. Army 1944" on the label sewnOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice mechanically sound example of the Savage Navy Model, a six shot . 36 caliber revolver, was made from 1861 until 1862 with a total production of only 20,000 guns. This unique military revolver was one of the few handguns that was produced only for Civil War use. Its design was based on the antebellum Savage North "figure eight" revolver. The Savage Navy had a unique way of cocking the hammer. The