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SCARCE INDIAN WARS US ARMY BARRACKS PISTOL
CLEANING ROD – ISSUED FOR THE REVOLVERS BEGINNING ca.
1871 – .44 CALIBER COLT, SMITH & WESSON, .50 CALIBER
REMINGTON AND THROUGH THE .45 CALIBER MODEL 1873 COLT
AND 1875 SMITH & WESSON SCHOFIELD: This is one
of a small quantity of these rods that were purchased by
Hayes Otoupalik from a cache of cleaning rods found at
Bannerman’s in the late 1950’s early 1960’s. These
pistol rods – again a small quantity of both .45 and .38
caliber size – were found with the more familiar .45
Carbine and Rifle ball-topped Barracks Rods that were
issued with the Trapdoor arms.
This particular rod will fit either a .44 caliber with a
thin patch, or more readily a .45 caliber bore. While
it is possible these rods were introduced with the .44
Colts Richards Conversion pistols purchased by the army,
and would have worked equally well in the Smith and
Wesson American and Remington Single Shot Model 1871
pistols, I think it more likely they were intended for
the Model 1873 .45 caliber Colt Single Action Revolvers
and Smith and Wesson Schofields.
It measures 10 1/8” long, has the jag-style head on one
end and two sets of concentric rings or grooves in the
upper end for gripping the rod. It appears to be
manufactured of walnut and is very nicely made with well
executed detail work. It is certainly of the quality of
work produced by the National Armory and the Ordnance
arsenals, and from all appearances it is a rod
manufactured by and for the army. The rod shows no use
or damage and it has survived in excellent, like new
condition.
The original limited quantity of these .45 caliber rods
have disappeared into private collections and are no
longer readily available. This is an interesting
appendage to add to your Indian War pistol or Colt
Single Action display.
SOLD
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