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Colt Model 1862 police revolver
606.H316
Titles: Colt Model 1862 police revolver (Supplied title)
Description: This Colt Model 1862 police revolver belonged to Josias Ridgate King, a Captain in the First Minnesota Regiment of the United States Army during the Civil War. The .36 caliber five-shot police revolver has undergone factory conversion to use .38 caliber rim fire cartridges. The gun has a rebated, half-fluted cylinder, brass trigger guard and grip straps, and varnished walnut grips. The trigger, cylinder, and barrel have been blued. A loading gate and ejector housing were added at the time of its conversion for cartridge use, but the ejector housing is missing.
Dates
- Not earlier than 1873 - Not later than 1875 (Creation)
Creation
- made by: Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co.
- owned/used by: King, Josias Ridgate
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 606.H316
Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 4 1/2 inches length (barrel)
- 18 1/2 centimeters length (overall)
- 7 centimeters length (grip)
- .38 caliber
Subjects
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606.H316