![]() ![]() This was unique in having a double-action-only mechanism, a cylinder that could quickly be removed by pulling forward on the front of the cylinder pin and slightly tapered cylinders designed to take either proprietary combustible cartridges with a conical bullet designed to fit the tapered cylinder or a round ball. The most widely known double-action percussion revolver is likely the First Model Adams of 1851. Other double-action percussion revolvers In total, 47,454 Starr revolvers were manufactured making it the third most issued of civil war era revolvers (6,352 Starr DA Navy and Army revolvers were purchased on the open market). 44 Caliber Percussion Army Revolver (produced 1863-1864) 44 Caliber Percussion Army Revolver (produced 1862-1863) ġ863 Single Action. 36 Caliber Percussion Navy Revolver (produced 1859-1860) ġ858 Double Action. Generally there are three models of Starr revolvers: ġ858 Double Action. However, the price paid by the government for the DA army revolver was $25. The company eventually complied, and the Union acquired 25,000 of the single-action revolvers for $12 each (equivalent to $252 in 2020). to create a single-action variant after discontinuation of the Colt. Ordnance Department persuaded the Starr Arms Co. 36 (Navy version )Ī Starr revolver (Starr DA) is a double-action revolver which was used in the western theater of the American Civil War until the U.S. Starr Arms Company of Binghamton and Yonkers, New York ![]() ![]() Revolver Starr DA (Starr double-action) Įbanezer (Eban) Townsend Starr ( Yonkers, New York) ![]()
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