Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Weapons, all pre 1898
	by Harry Ridgeway

Percussion revolver, Starr. . Research Center: Weapon4350-Revolver-Starr . Details click: http://relicman.com/weapons/Weapon4350-Revolver-Starr.html

Six shot double action percussion revolver, Starr Army Model 1858, .44 cal. . Starr Army Model 1858, .44 cal. revolver is an early development of the double action mechanism, it was a complicated but advanced design of the period, and generally made before the Civil War. It has two triggers which function as follows. Depress the forward trigger slightly and the rear trigger will become active, further depress the main trigger and the hammer will cock and hold in conventional single action manner. At this point the forward trigger is disengaged entirely, and single action firing is effected by depressing the rear trigger, or the cock can be slowly released by depressing the rear trigger and controlling the hammer back into resting position. Alternately the forward trigger can simply be operated from resting position without cocking, it will fire the round and advance the cylinder in one motion, hence the double action. Revolver manufactured by Starr Arms Co , New York, NY. Marks: Frame is marked on right side, STARR ARMS. CO. NEW. YORK., and left side, STARRS PATENT JAN 15, 1856. Serial number is marked on cylinder, and is visible on the frame with the hammer cocked. Cartouche on wood indicates government inspection. The revolvers are fitted with a single wood grip, another departure from the two grip convention of the period. Manufactured by Starr Arms Co , New York, NY. Research Center: Weapon4351-Revolver-Starr . Reference: Flayderman 7A-113. Details click: http://relicman.com/weapons/Weapon4351-Revolver-Starr.html

Six shot single action percussion revolver, Starr Army Model 1863, .44 cal. . Starr Army Model 1863, .44 cal. single action revolver was developed as a less costly improvement of their earlier double action revolver. It is a more conventional design and competed with Colt and Remington revolvers already dominating the market. Revolver manufactured by Starr Arms Co , New York, NY. Marks: Frame is marked on right side, STARR ARMS. CO. NEW. YORK., and left side, STARRS PATENT JAN 15, 1856. Serial number is marked on cylinder. Cartouche on wood indicates government inspection. The revolver is fitted with a single wood grip, a hold over from the 1858 design and a departure from other designs. Round barrel length 8in. Research Center: Weapon4352-Revolver-Starr . Reference: Flayderman 7A-114. Details click: http://relicman.com/weapons/Weapon4352-Revolver-Starr.html

Six shot double action percussion revolver, Starr Navy Model 1858, .36 cal. . Starr Navy Model 1858, .36 cal. is an early development of the double action mechanism, it was a complicated but advanced design of the period, and generally made before the Civil War. It has two triggers which function as follows. Depress the forward trigger slightly and the rear trigger will become active, further depress the main trigger and the hammer will cock and hold in conventional single action manner. At this point the forward trigger is disengaged entirely, and single action firing is effected by depressing the rear trigger, or the cock can be slowly released by depressing the rear trigger and controlling the hammer back into resting position. Alternately the forward trigger can simply be operated from resting position without cocking, it will fire the round and advance the cylinder in one motion, hence the double action. Revolver manufactured by Starr Arms Co , New York, NY. Marks: Frame is marked on right side, STARR ARMS. CO. NEW. YORK., and left side, STARRS PATENT JAN 15, 1856. Serial number is marked on cylinder, and is visible on the frame with the hammer cocked. Cartouche on wood indicates government inspection. The revolvers are fitted with a single wood grip, another departure from the two grip convention of the period Round barrel length 6in. Research Center: Weapon4355-Revolver-Starr . Reference: Flayderman 7A-111. Details click: http://relicman.com/weapons/Weapon4355-Revolver-Starr.html

This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.

All weapons listed on this webpage are strictly manufactured before 1898, and are considered unsafe for actual use. These are antique collectible weapons of the Civil War (most are pre 1865, unless I state otherwise) and actual firing of these weapons is not recommended for any purpose whatsoever! Because these are all "pre 1898" weapons, no licenses are required for ownership, but common sense and good judgment should be applied.

Most information on this page is from:
Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms......
John Thillman series, "Civil War Cavalry & Artillery Sabers...", or "Civil War Army Swords....".

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