Revolver
- Object Name:
- Revolver
- Object ID:
- 1985.029.01
- Creator:
- Bacon Manufacturing Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Norwich, CT
- Date:
- 1861
- Description:
- Pocket Revolver. .32 Short rimfire. Single-action. Removable trigger guard, 4" inch octagonal barrel, six-shot revolver. Blade front sight, rear sight notch in hammer. Blued steel frame and barrel, only cylinder still retains most blueing. Walnut grips. Detailed with sawtooth bands and engraved scrollwork above grip. Stamped on top of barrel: "BACON MFG CO. NORWICH CONN." Engraved on butt of handle: "M. Wells. / Concord, N.H."
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Steel
Walnut - Dimensions:
- H-4 W-1.4 L-8 inches
- Provenance:
- Presented to Martin Wells by the Concord and Montreal Railroad upon his enlistment in the Army, as the first man from Concord to enlist at the start of the Civil War.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Veronique R. Clyde, in memory of Wilson Wells Clyde
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