Model 1860 Army revolver by Colt
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1863
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Colt's Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1855
notes: label: Caption
content: This model of revolver was used widely by United States Colored Troops (USCT), cavalry, infantry, artillery, and naval forces during and after the American Civil War.
label: Description
content: A Model 1860 Colt Army .44 caliber revolver constructed with a walnut grip; steel barrel, cylinder, frame, and other brass and steel fittings. The revolver features a front sight, extractor rod, and a cartouche of the Colt patent and patent date, with serial number– engraved on the frame: [COLTS PATENT 4265 / PAT SEPT 10 1850]. Along the entire cylinder are etch engravings of full sail sea ships and wharf. Below the cylinder, engraved along the frame above the brass trigger guard plate, is: [COLTS PATENT]. Also marked by serial number at barrel bottom, trigger guard front, and chamber bottom, is “4265”. The bottom of the barrel is engraved: [ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW-YORK U.S. AMERICA]. Engraved at the top of the frame, behind the hammer, is an “H”. The proper left side of the grip features a second cartouche of initials in English script: [BH]. Beside the screw, engraved on the steel butt plate is the serial number, “4265”.
place: label: Place made
content: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States Colored Troops
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Exhibition
content: Slavery and Freedom
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.116.8
objectType: label: Type
content: revolvers
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: walnut, brass (alloy) and steel
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13 9/16 × 5 5/8 × 1 9/16 in. (34.5 × 14.3 × 4 cm)