Rmj old frontier ,cal 36 ,colt navy revolver (1859.69) civilian and Janik model ,,model doesn't fire

REPLICA - DOES NOT FIRE.

REVOLVER IS INORIGINAL BOX(PLUS ORIGINAL SHIPPING BOX WITH POSTAGE DATE 1971)

MGC OLD FRONTIER

1851 COLT NAVY REVOLVER

CAL.36

MO.1851.69

CIVILIAN AND YANK MODEL

IN ORIGINAL BOX!!!

I BELIEVE THIS WAS MADE BETWEEN 1969 (DUE TO MODEL NUMBER) AND 1971 (DATE SHIPPED FROM MANUFACTURER)....BUT THIS IS JUST A GUESS.

This gun has realistic features but cannot be modified to fire actual bullets.

Cap and ball revolver replica.

13" long overall

Metal construction

Handles are plastic with wood grain finish

Functional mechanism although not a working gun

Original buyer received item from manufacturer by mail in 1971.

Although the revolver replica being sold is not a licensed Colt product, it follows the detail of the Colt manufactured .36 caliber revolvers that were common during and following the Civil War. It's bronze tone metal and barrel is marked 'Old Frontier Navy Revolver'.

According to Wikipedia, the name of "Colt 1851 Navy" was coined by collectors. The more common name of "Navy Revolver" evolved from its early designation of the "Colt Revolving Belt Pistol of Naval Caliber". Despite the "Navy" designation, which came to be because the original pistols had a naval scene etched on the cylinder, the revolver was chiefly purchased by civilians and military land forces.

Famous individuals who carried the Navy revolver include Wild Bill Hickok, John Henry "Doc" Holliday, Ned Kelly, Robert E. Lee and Quantrill's Raiders. The guns were so popular and reliable they continued to be used long after more modern cartridge revolvers were introduced in 1873.