Revolver

Object Name:

Revolver

Object ID:

1956.195

Creator:

Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company

Place of Origin:

Hartford, CT

Date:

1869

Description:

Revolver; Army Holster Pistol, Model of 1860; single action; .44 caliber; 8" rounded barrel; six chambered cylinder with left twist; silver plated and scroll engraved lock frame, barrel, trigger guard, cylinder, grip strap and ivory stock; V notch sight in lip of hammer; "ADDRESS COL. SAML. COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA-" stamped on top of barrel; "184309" 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. 309" stamped on cylinder; naval scene engraved on cylinder; "ENGAGED 16 MAY 1848" stamped on front cylinder edge; portrait man's head in scroll framed oval, engraved on left side of grip.

Material:

Metal
Ivory

Dimensions:

H-5.5 W-1.6 L-13.5 inches

Provenance:

Formerly part of the Henry A. Day firearms collection.

Credit Line:

Gift of Leona D. and Warren J. Henderson, in memory of Henry A. Day

People:

Colt, Samuel (1814-1862), Day, Henry A. (1891-1956), Henderson, Leona D. (1894-1980), Henderson, Warren J. (1898-1987)

Subjects:

Armament, War, Weapons, Pistols, Revolvers, Guns, Commemorative objects