Is this an authentic 1860 Colt?

What says the collective?

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/974564971

That contour on the barrel says NO to me.

The contour where it looks like modern markings were milled off

This is like that "Gibbons & Clement" Confederate .44 that is obviously a .44 Brasser with a fluted barrel. For the low price of I think $20,000

Nope...
Not only the line on the barrel, but the shape of the hammer looks nothing like an original Colt.

No, that's a Euroarms/Armi San Palo. The shoulder where the round barrel meets the streamlined barrel lug is a dead giveaway. Euroarms is the only one that had that.

No manufacturer's markings, no serial number, no patent number on the cylinder.

I'll bet a check would show it has metric threads and right hand twist rifling.

nope, defarb
what stands out to me is the grip, wood is too new, brass has no true patina, grip is a little off for an antique

Yeah, a myriad of different issues, I asked if he was selling an authentic Colt and got no response… somebody’s already bid up to nearly $500… ouch.

Same seller has a couple of Colt conversions so it’s not like he can’t see the difference.

Red flags abound without personal eyeball inspection and any indication of any history. Notice the seller tries to insinuate this is/maybe a genuine 1860 Army Colt but never says it. Absence of any bit of serial numbers and/or barrel Colt stampings red flag. Some of the scammers/turds are getting pretty good at making a firearm look old timey and/or stamping fake numbers/letters. I've been collecting/shooting German WW2 era K98k rifles and others for some years and it'll surprise alot of people of the sophistication of fakery that is going on. Why also is the seller starting at a .01 (penny) start on a gun that would be the value of an 1860 plus era made Colt. Naaa---I don't think this is the real deal unless proven otherwise. I checked the sellers sales grading, while not showing any D's or F's, that doesn't really mean alot, I've seen known turd sellers who clear their bad sales ID's and continue selling on GB. This seller may be legitimate as the day is long but is uneducated with Colt percussion revolver history/information also possibly bought it/took in on a trade and was misinformed/taken by another seller. Good previous posts ref this 1860.

Also FWIW, my understanding of all I've read on the 1860, the 1860 Civilian Model didn't have the recoil shield cut's for a stock nor came with any shoulder stock screws on the fame. Either the seller didn't know, doesn't know, and/or mistakenly didn't write his sales heading right.

A GB member can send a fraud report to GB.

Or a GB member can send a fraud warning to the seller.

Maybe the seller believes what he has is real.

A little education could be in order here.

64Springer said:

A GB member can send a fraud report to GB.

Or a GB member can send a fraud warning to the seller.

Maybe the seller believes what he has is real.

A little education could be in order here.

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Yep.

64Springer said:

Maybe the seller believes what he has is real.

A little education could be in order here.

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I've seen that and believe that is needed at times on gun auction sites.

No way!

Hawk54 said:

No way!

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Grip is wrong too.

Crow Choker said:

I've seen that and believe that is needed at times on gun auction sites.

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If he lays three of his auctions out side by side it’ll be pretty obvious…

$455 ?? No way.

A replica over a real 1860, there’s nothing right about his.
IMG_0175 by Oliver Sudden, on Flickr

Not the real deal.
Fastest way to verify an original Colt or Remington is have a look at the rifling.
If the revolver has deeper progressive twist rifling it's most likely the real deal & is worth checking details & condition on rest of the firearm.
Relic shooter

Looks like a defarbed and antiqued replica!

Looks modern "aged"; but the sharp-eyed guys here will know subtle details to really determine. I second mmull56.

Strange--Seller is also listing what he says are two 1861 Navy Conversions that in his listings have some issues and questionable claims. I'm not an expert by any means, have only seen and handled a few 'Real Colts' in my day, have read alot on originals, but these three have red flags. One question I have is after viewing such auction sites such as Rock Island Auction and a few others, why isn't the seller listing them there where he could be making a whole lot more dollars (four-five figures in $) for the 1860 the OP posted and the other two '61 Navies if they are indeed true and original Colts. Why mess around with no more than he'll make on GB???? As I said "Strange"!