Pistol

Object Name:

Pistol

Object ID:

1946.037.31

Creator:

Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company; Ormsby, Waterman L. (1809-1883)

Place of Origin:

Hartford, CT

Date:

1862

Description:

Revolver; Navy Belt Pistol, Model of 1851; single action; .36 caliber; 7.5" octagonal blued barrel; six chamber cylinder; steel frame and barrel, brass trigger guard and grip strap and mahogany stock; "-ADDRESS COL. SAML. COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA-" stamped on top of barrel; "COLTS PATENT No. 9275" stamped on cylinder; "Engraved by W. L. Ormsby, New York" engraved on right side of cylinder; "119275" serial number stamped on underside of trigger guard, barrel, grip strap, and lock frame; "COLT'S / PATENT" stamped on left side of lock frame; Naval scene engraved on cylinder; "Engaged 16 May 1843" engraved on cylinder; "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.

Credit Line:

Bequest of Samuel Dana Bell

People:

Bell, Samuel Dana (1798-1868), Colt, Samuel (1814-1862), Bell, Samuel Kent (1888-1946), Ormsby, Waterman L. (1809-1883)

Subjects:

Civil War, Armament, Revolvers, Guns, Handguns