Model 1860 Army revolver by Colt
- On View
- Slavery and Freedom Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Manufactured by
- Colt's Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1855
- Date
- ca. 1863
- Medium
- walnut, brass (alloy) and steel
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 13 9/16 × 5 5/8 × 1 9/16 in. (34.5 × 14.3 × 4 cm)
- Caption
- 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.
- Description
- 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 made
- Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- revolvers
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.116.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.