Harley,
I had the opportunity this morning to look over a starr 36cal revolver......the pistol functions, actually the action is surprisingly smooth. The revolver shows heavy rust which isnt too surprising considering the pistol was found in civil war battlefield in pennsylvania, apparently. the only part that Im aware of that dosent funtion is the screw on the side of the frame which allows the revolver to swivel down. the revolver is complete including cartoche on the inside grip strap. and the serial number is 4 digits and readable, the rust has obscured the patent pending line, but it is readable except the last two digits of that line. The grips are original and have a chip out of the very bottom of the grip towards the front of the frame and its not that large nor does it take away from the appearance of this pistol.
any idea what price range this would be in?........oh yeah, the lever on the trigger to allow for a "set" trigger or cocking works.....Loading lever is attached.....and works...
One other curiosity---this revolver appears to be very superior to the colt black powder pistols of their day, any idea why it just didnt outclass colt or out sell them at least...tks fubsy.
I had the opportunity this morning to look over a starr 36cal revolver......the pistol functions, actually the action is surprisingly smooth. The revolver shows heavy rust which isnt too surprising considering the pistol was found in civil war battlefield in pennsylvania, apparently. the only part that Im aware of that dosent funtion is the screw on the side of the frame which allows the revolver to swivel down. the revolver is complete including cartoche on the inside grip strap. and the serial number is 4 digits and readable, the rust has obscured the patent pending line, but it is readable except the last two digits of that line. The grips are original and have a chip out of the very bottom of the grip towards the front of the frame and its not that large nor does it take away from the appearance of this pistol.
any idea what price range this would be in?........oh yeah, the lever on the trigger to allow for a "set" trigger or cocking works.....Loading lever is attached.....and works...
One other curiosity---this revolver appears to be very superior to the colt black powder pistols of their day, any idea why it just didnt outclass colt or out sell them at least...tks fubsy.