Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver, serial no. 38549
Object type: Revolver
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: American, Hartford, Connecticut and New York
Artist: Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company|John Quincy Adams Ward
Artist bio: American, Hartford, Connecticut, 1855–present|American, Urbana, Ohio 1830–1910 New York
Artist role: Manufacturer|Designer
Artist nationality: American|American 
Date: ca. 1868
Medium: Steel, gold, copper alloy (brass)
Dimensions: L. of pistol 11 in. (27.9 cm); Cal. .36 in. (9.1 mm)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols
Geography:  Hartford|New York  Connecticut|New York   
Credit line: Gift of W. C. Foxley, 2014
Accession year: 2014