Originally Posted by mkk41

Well , not being able too see it , or read the serial number (real 1860s went from 1-200500) , it looks like a common 'antique-ing- trick. Take an Italian copy ,put it outside in the elements and weather for awhile , let it get a bit rusty , then buff and polish the rust , pitts and import/proof marks off of and claim it's an old genuine Colt. Some cowboy re-enactors do this to make their guns look like the real thing.