The Ordinance Department had some 75,000 revolvers of all types at the end of the Civil War, which were not issued to troops. The existence of a cartouche indicates the revolver was accepted by the Ordinance Department and not necessarily that is was issued during the Civil War. Once all of the parts were deemed acceptable the Principal sub-Inspector stamped his cartouche on the outside of the left grip. These marks can be the same on one or more parts if the same inspector inspected multiple parts. They are less frequently found on the bottom of the grips and the loading lever. Marks are usually found on the barrel, frame and trigger guard. The letter D is an inspection mark, which was applied to the part on which it is stamped after the part was deemed to have conformed to specifications. Your Great Uncle’s Revolver was manufactured in December of 1864.
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