Revolver
- Object Name:
- Revolver
- Object ID:
- 1956.194
- Creator:
- Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company; Ormsby, Waterman L. (1809-1883)
Engraver - Place of Origin:
- Hartford, CT
- Date:
- 1855
- Description:
- 3rd Model Dragoon Revolver. 7.5" rounded barrel, .44 caliber. Six-chambered cylinder. Steel frame and barrel with mahogany stock and brass trigger guard and grip strap. "Lt. Col. M.W. Hannon / 1st Alabama Cavalry" engraved on bottom of brass grip strap. "ADDRESS SAML COLT NEW YORK CITY." marked on barrel top. "COLTS PATENT" stamped on left side of lock frame. "14179" serial number stamped on underside of barrel, left side of lock frame, underside of trigger guard, underside of grip strap, and top of cylinder. "4" stamped on left side of barrel and top of cylinder. "MODEL U.S.M.R. / COLTS PATENT" in engraved scroll frame, on top of cylinder. Engraved scene on cylinder obliterated. "W.L. ORMSBY Sc N.Y." stamped on top rear of cylinder. "G" and "V" separately stamped on trigger guard. Good condition.
- Material:
- Metal
Steel
Brass
Wood
Mahogany - Dimensions:
- H-5.5 W-1.8 L-14 inches Weight-68 oz
- Provenance:
- Owned by Lt. Col. Moses Wright Hannon (1827-1897), 1st Alabama Cavalry, and later 53rd Alabama Regiment. Formerly part of the Henry A. Day firearms collection. Henry Day was the brother of Leona Day Henderson.
This revolver was probably owned by Arthur J. Lester of Binghamton, NY, as of 1921. See notes. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Leona D. and Warren J. Henderson, in memory of Henry A. Day
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