Centennial Arms 1860-1960 New Model .44 Revolver

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My father saved every receipt for firearms he purchased. I just found the one for a 1860 New Army revolver he purchased in 1962.

$81.00
$1.98 Tax
$15.00 trade-in, Star 9mm Auto
$67.98 total.

Seems cheap now but was a lot back in 1962.

I last remember shooting this gun in 1965 and will shoot it again this summer; 56 years later.

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That was the first gun I ever bought. I got it from Woolworth Dept store in 1968. I paid $69.00 on sale. I still have it but it is well worn now. It had the Naval battle on the cylinder, 3 screw but recoil shield cut for stock but not the indent on the bottom of the grip for the stock.

I read an article that when Centaure first replicated them they based it off an original that they reversed engineered. The original had a flattened trigger guard and so did the first prototypes. They all had to be reworked.
 
Tommygunn said:
Nice looking gun. Apparently no engraving on cylinder and no forth screw, though the recoil shield has cuts. It's different.
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Yes, it is as plain as it gets and looks to be very well made. The original box is a little abused and has all loading and cleaning instructions printed on the inside of the lid. I found moulds for round ball and bullets in one of his old boxes of stuff. I need to cast a few projectiles and have some fun.
 
Hello, I am the new one and am the German ambassador of the Friends of Centaure Society, FROCS! We collect data and facts about the Revolver Centennial New Model Army, which is known in Germany as Centaure New Model Army. Another would be the Santa Barbara New Model Army revolver. I would very much like to know the serial number of the Centennial New Model Army revolvers mentioned here. I would also be happy to post the receipt on my homepage www.santa-barbara-1858.org. Incidentally, the Centaure New Model Army was not made on old Colt machines, or made according to drawings. These were all destroyed in the factory fire. I hope for questions and answers!
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kilizyrag said:
My father saved every receipt for firearms he purchased. I just found the one for a 1860 New Army revolver he purchased in 1962.

$81.00
$1.98 Tax
$15.00 trade-in, Star 9mm Auto
$67.98 total.

Seems cheap now but was a lot back in 1962.

I last remember shooting this gun in 1965 and will shoot it again this summer; 56 years later.

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That’s a treasure!!
 
Tommygunn said:
Nice looking gun. Apparently no engraving on cylinder and no forth screw, though the recoil shield has cuts. It's different.
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Many, maybe most, of the original Colt Army Civilian models had the cut shields but lacked the stock bolts.
 
It shut be a 1.Variation, but I have to see the left side, is there no Logo, so it is a 1.Subvariation, Logo and a cut on the butt of the grip, than 2.Subvariation. Nothing at the butt, only flat than 3.Subvariation.
Withe Smog,
Is it possible to fill in the link of the GB Centennial?
 
Zygodactyl said:
That was the first gun I ever bought. I got it from Woolworth Dept store in 1968. I paid $69.00 on sale. I still have it but it is well worn now. It had the Naval battle on the cylinder, 3 screw but recoil shield cut for stock but not the indent on the bottom of the grip for the stock.

I read an article that when Centaure first replicated them they based it off an original that they reversed engineered. The original had a flattened trigger guard and so did the first prototypes. They all had to be reworked.
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Could I get pics of that and the serialnumber please?
Zygodactyl said:
That was the first gun I ever bought. I got it from Woolworth Dept store in 1968. I paid $69.00 on sale. I still have it but it is well worn now. It had the Naval battle on the cylinder, 3 screw but recoil shield cut for stock but not the indent on the bottom of the grip for the stock.

I read an article that when Centaure first replicated them they based it off an original that they reversed engineered. The original had a flattened trigger guard and so did the first prototypes. They all had to be reworked.
Click to expand...
Could I get pics and the serialnumber please?
 
Zygodactyl said:
I read an article that when Centaure first replicated them they based it off an original that they reversed engineered. The original had a flattened trigger guard and so did the first prototypes.
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I'm thinking that was the first 1851 navies that Val Forgett had Gregorelli & Uberti build.
 
Page 425 Civil War Guns by Williams Edwards. I was correct that it was Centaure that copied the bent trigger guards and that they had casted thousands that had to be corrected. They were coping 1860 Colts.
 
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