Revolver
- Object Name:
- Revolver
- Object ID:
- 1956.191 a-h
- Creator:
- Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company; Ormsby, Waterman L. (1809-1883)
Engraver - Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1855
- Description:
- a. Revolver; Navy Belt Pistol, Model of 1851; single action; .36 caliber; octagonal blued barrel; six chamber cylinder; steel frame and barrel, iron trigger guard and grip strap and mahogany stock; "ADDRESS COL. COLT. LONDON." stamped on top of barrel; "COLTS PATENT No. 33500" stamped on right side of cylinder; "Engraved by W. L. Ormsby, New York" engraved on right side of cylinder; "33500" serial number stamped on underside of trigger guard, barrel, grip strap, and lock frame; "COLT'S / Patent" stamped on left side of lock frame; London proof marks between nipples on cylinder and left side of barrel; faint Naval scene engraved on cylinder; "Engaged 16 May 1843" engraved on cylinder.
b. Oil Cup; white metal; screw cap with small spatula attached; "JAMES DIXON / & SONS / SHEFFIELD" stamped on bottom.
c. Powder flask; bag-shaped copper body with screw-on brass top and ring; "COLT'S NAVY FLASK / JAMES DIXON / & SONS / SHEFFIELD" stamped on brass top; "DRAM 4/8 5/8 6/8" stamped vertically on brass charger.
d. Screw and Cone Driver; L-shaped steel tool with flattened steel at long end and socketed stem at short end.
e. Cleaning Rod; steel; rounded rod with circular ring at one end and pierced rectangular eye at other end.
f. Bullet Mould; iron; round ball and conical bullet with base band cavities; "COLT'S / PATENT" stamped on sprue cutter; "36B" stamped on sided; 15 rounds balls and 8 conical bullets labeled H56.191.
g. Cap Box; circular; no cover; japanned tin. 15 count .38 caliber balls loose in tin.
h. Case; English style; oak wood with brass fittings; felt lined; rounded corners; "COLT'S PATENT FIRE-ARMS MANUFACTURING CO., / 14, PALL MALL, LONDON, S.W.," followed by directions for using and cleaning pistol, on paper mounted to top felt lining of case; "Navy Belt Pistol / Model of 1851" typed on separate card label, inside case. - Material:
- Metal
Wood - Provenance:
- Formerly part of the Henry A. Day firearms collection.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Leona B. and Warren J . Henderson in memory of Henry A. Day
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