Pistol
- Object Name:
- Pistol
- Object ID:
- 1946.037.32
- Creator:
- Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
Gunsmith - Place of Origin:
- Hartford, CT
- Date:
- 1861
- Description:
- Pistol; Navy Belt Pistol, Model of 1861; single action; .36 caliber; 7.5" rounded blued barrel; six chambered cylinder with left twist; steel frame, brass trigger guard, grip strap, and front blade sight and mahogany stock; "-ADDRESS COL. SAML. COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA-" stamped on top of barrel; ".36CAL" stamped on left side of trigger guard; "2304" serial number stamped on underside of trigger guard, barrel, grip strap, and lock frame; "COLT'S / PATENT" stamped on front left side of lock frame; "COLT'S PATENT NO. 2304" stamped on cylinder; naval scene engraved on cylinder, worn down; "SAMUEL KENT BELL COLLECTION" typed on paper stuck on left side of barrel.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Steel
Brass
Mahogany - Dimensions:
- H-5 W-1.5 L-13 inches
- Provenance:
- Bequest of Samuel Dana Bell to New Hampshire Historical Society.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Samuel Dana Bell
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