The history of arms production by the Starr family dates back to the 1790s when it made swords and other bladed weapons. ![]() This first Survival Files column refines production estimates for the Starr Arms Co.’s three Civil War era percussion revolvers, and quantifies for the first time their known survival rates for both the Civil War years and the decades after. These include museums, auction houses, firearms publications, historical literature, gun catalogues, gun shows, online sales, private collections, and other serial number collectors. and British percussion revolvers, collected from U.S., U.K. It is based on data collected by British antique arms expert Philip Boulton, who has recorded over 85,000 serial numbers since 1970. The Survival Files examines the survival rates of antique American firearms. ![]() The only known set of engraved and silver plated Starr Model 1858 Army
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