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Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Historical Artifacts
Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver
Object Number:
1944.107
Date:
1850-1873
Medium:
Wood, steel, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 7/8 in. ( 25.1 cm )
Part (barrel): 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Marks:
stamped: buttstrap, frame bottom, trigger guard, cylinder: "187040"
stamped: left frame: "COLTS/PATENT"
stamped: cylinder: "COLTS PATENT/NO. 187040"
engraved: buttstrap: "Capt. T.M. Reid" (foliate)
Description:
Wood, steel, and brass revolver; stamped marks on frame, cylinder, buttstrap, and trigger guard; engraved mark on buttstrap.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of James Hamlin MacIvor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
