Original U.S. Civil War First Model 1856 Savage & North Figure 8 Percussion Revolver - Serial Number 29 Military Maps Barrel marked with:

Barrel marked with:

the action was opened by depressing a spring loaded catch on the lower left side of the forward portion of the frame

but used a stock that was manufactured specifically for the Model 1869

With the adoption of Trench Warfare in 1914

deformation

Original U.S. Civil War First Model 1856 Savage & North Figure 8 Percussion Revolver - Serial Number 29 Military Maps Barrel marked with:Original Item: Only One Available. Developed in 1856 by Henry S. North and Edward Savage and manufactured in Middletown, Connecticut, this is the revolver that predated the famous Savage model 1858 and 1861 Union Naval Revolvers of the Civil War. In . 36 caliber, this revolver is fitted with a ring trigger below a regular trigger above it, contained in the trademark "Figure 8" iron trigger guard. The system operated by pulling the lower ring trigger