🥇 BANNER Civil War Revolver!!!

[hbru123]

I was metal detecting at a early 1800’s-1920’s homestead which throughout the years has had Civil War soldiers sent to capture Confederate sympathizers camp outside, the Mormon battalion camped there, and a lot more occurred. You might remember my post about how I found a Civil War revolver cylinder if not it has a lot of history of the site so here is the old post: I found this awesome Cylinder to a revolver near a Civil War skirmish site and a Civil War trail in San Diego California. Here is a little back story: In San Diego there were many Confederate sympathizers and in 1861 16 Confederate soldiers ran into some Union soldiers on there way to San Diego (Remember this was before San Diego was widely populated so if you saw a homestead near a river, which is where I found this, you would most likely stop to have a drink of water and rest) a small skirmish pursued but the Union ended up capturing the Confederates. I found this not far from the battle site. After looking over hundreds of different revolvers the only one that was a match was a Confederate .36 caliber revolver. ( you have to remember that Civil War relics are insanely hard to find in California so this is a amazing find for me) it was found over 14 inches deep.

Today: I went back there. I was finding some old relics but I never thought something like this would ever happen. I got the signal and I looked down and saw something sticking out of the ground, I pulled it out, and after a second of looking at it I knew that it was the back to a revolver. I went to look to see if the cylinder and the barrel were there so I swung my detector over the hole and there was still something so I dug down a few inches and out popped the cylinder and the barrel. After some research I found out that it is a 1860 army issue colt revolver!! I never thought I would find a gun and much less a Civil War revolver in California!!

**UPDATE**

I was looking over the gun and I found that the owner of the gun carved his initials (T B) into the brass piece!!

I just found out that it was shipped to Capt. R. H. K. Whitely Governor's Island, NY in 1862!

 

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[hbru123]

Wow man! You have been on a roll...great research to go along with another banner find. Either you are too young to receive a banner or you aren't with the cool crowd. I vote banner, this kid should get one for the Levi buttons too.
Should we not encourage youth to chase history? Crown this Kid...

Thank you so much for the kind words!

 

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[hbru123]

That is one sweet find.
Looks like something the Outlaw Josie Wales would have used. lol
Congratulations.

Thanks!

 

[hbru123]

As hard as we've hammered that site, I'm amazed what it's been porking out lately.

Thanks! I get a surprise each time I go back!

 

[hbru123]

I'd say it's an 1860 Army. They had a longer grip than the others.

Thanks! I agree!

 

[hbru123]

hhhhmmm, I seem to recall someone named "Brian" saying "I don't like this site". Gee, I wonder who that could be ??

LOL!

 

[Cal_Cobra]

Thanks! I get a surprise each time I go back!

Oh, I do too....last surprise was, ahem, shall we say, rather unpleasant

 

[SilverDreams]

Very nice!

 

[Engineer in MD]

Fantastic find. Banner vote is in.

 

[Engineer in MD]

...and Banner it is! Congrats, well deserved.

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Well I'll be durned. You got banner ! Guess the provenance of a firearm showing up in along the in-bound route into CA, that dates to CW times, just pushed you over the top.

We started hunting there because of the interaction of the Europeans with the indians in the very early 1800s. But yes, it had some passer-by traffic in the "westward ho" movement. A few hanger-onner's in the area till the teens or so. But obviously yours is a loss from the earlier trade/travel era.

If you ever get to where you want to see about donating it to the nearby museum, I think that would have a WAY COOL dossier we could draft up. We could talk to the book author, or I could talk to my museum contacts for referrals to powers-that-be To get eventually to the decision maker. To see if they'd display it. But it's totally understandable if you want that on your mantle place.

Congratz on banner ! You can now autograph others metal detectors. And other mdr's will now call you "sir".

I've found 4 or so rusted hulk guns in my years. But none with the provenance and tracked lineage like yours. Congratz !

 

[hbru123]

Very nice!

Thanks!

 

[hbru123]

Fantastic find. Banner vote is in.

Thank you so much!

 

[hbru123]

...and Banner it is! Congrats, well deserved.

Thanks!

 

[hbru123]

Well I'll be durned. You got banner ! Guess the provenance of a firearm showing up in along the in-bound route into CA, that dates to CW times, just pushed you over the top.

We started hunting there because of the interaction of the Europeans with the indians in the very early 1800s. But yes, it had some passer-by traffic in the "westward ho" movement. A few hanger-onner's in the area till the teens or so. But obviously yours is a loss from the earlier trade/travel era.

If you ever get to where you want to see about donating it to the nearby museum, I think that would have a WAY COOL dossier we could draft up. We could talk to the book author, or I could talk to my museum contacts for referrals to powers-that-be To get eventually to the decision maker. To see if they'd display it. But it's totally understandable if you want that on your mantle place.

Congratz on banner ! You can now autograph others metal detectors. And other mdr's will now call you "sir".

I've found 4 or so rusted hulk guns in my years. But none with the provenance and tracked lineage like yours. Congratz !

Thank you so much! I cannot believe it! It would not have been possible with your help! I will definitely visit the museum and I might want to donate it!

 

[DiggerGal]

Congratulations!!!! You deserve that Banner! This is an extremely rare find out here in California!

 

[hbru123]

Congratulations!!!! You deserve that Banner! This is an extremely rare find out here in California!

Thanks so much!

 

[Death&Taxes]

Shame it's all rusted out. Certainly can't take it down to the range. I wonder how much a collector of that sort of thing would pay for it.

 

[hbru123]

Shame it's all rusted out. Certainly can't take it down to the range. I wonder how much a collector of that sort of thing would pay for it.

I saw one for sale in the same condition for $1595

 

[Tom_in_CA]

Thank you so much! I cannot believe it! It would not have been possible with your help! I will definitely visit the museum and I might want to donate it!

holler at me through email before you do decide to go waltzing in there. If you don't mind my saying

 

[Tom_in_CA]

I kinda like how the mod's keep the banner to be a quasi representation at any one time. Eg.: a few colonial stuff. A few gold coins, A cool western relic., a European object. A vintage glassware, etc... So that at any time it's not *all* gold coins. Or not "all" colonial stuff. Or not "all" CW stuff, etc.......

Hence your "spaghetti western" image-evoking relic came along just in time to round out the banner material currently there !