Revolver

Object Name:

Revolver

Object ID:

1956.196

Creator:

Colt Manufacturing Company

Place of Origin:

Hartford, CT

Date:

1851

Description:

Revolver. 2nd Hartford Dragoon Revolver; .44 caliber; six chambered cylinder; single action; 7.5" rounded barrel; steel frame and barrel with mahogany stock and brass trigger guard and grip strap; "ADDRESS SAML COLT NEW YORK CITY." marked on barrel top; "COLT'S / PATENT / U.S." stamped on left side of lock frame; "9783" serial number stamped on underside of barrel, left side of lock frame, underside of trigger guard, underside of grip strap, right side of cylinder; "MODEL U.S.M.R. / COLTS PATENT" in engraved scroll frame, on right side of cylinder; engraved scene of soldiers on horseback engaged in battle with mounted Native Americans, on cylinder; "H.C.T. CO. B" stamped on left side of barrel, originally marked "NEW HAMPSHIRE" this was filed off after theft of item in 1970; "H" stamped on right side of cylinder and underside of barrel; "Q" stamped on underside of trigger guard; "C" stamped on left side of trigger guard; Good condition.

Material:

Metal
Wood
Steel
Brass
Mahogany

Dimensions:

H-5.5 W-1.8 L-14 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:

War, Armament, Guns, Revolvers, Firearms