Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver
Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver
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- Description
- Physical Description
- United States Colt Model 1860 Army revolver,.44 caliber.
- General History
- The Colt Model 1860 army revolver was manufactured from 1860 through 1873. The total production consisted of more than 200,000. The six-shot,.44-caliber revolver was the primary handgun used by Union troops during the Civil War because of its reliability.
- Object Name
- revolver
- Other Terms
- revolver; Firearms; Army; Percussion Fire;.44 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; 2B; Sa
- patentee
- Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
- maker
- Colt's Firearms Company
- Place Made
- United States
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/4 in x 14 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 13.335 cm x 36.195 cm x 3.81 cm
- ID Number
- AF.209337
- catalog number
- 209337
- serial number
- 9524
- accession number
- 37533
- subject
- Firearms
- Civil War
- Civil War and Reconstruction
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- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
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- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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