Nice honest old 1860, you could sit and gently fondle it for hours...just wondering where it had been and what it'd done. Feel it's weight and practice it's pointing. I'd never shoot it but maybe try cocking and uncocking it a bit. A friend of mine locally had a full collection including one that came from a local gold mining area and it had been washed out of a gravel bank. Although solid, it was a nice honest find... At 1863, yours could likely tell a solid story considering what was happening then.
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