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Colt 1849 Pocket Model revolver
Colt 1849 Pocket Model revolver
Titles: Colt 1849 Pocket Model revolver (Supplied title)
Description: Colt 1849 Pocket Model 0.31 caliber revolver, first type. Used by Sergeant John Jones, who was stationed at Fort Ridgely, Minnesota, during the 1862 U.S.-Dakota War. The revolver has varnished walnut grips, a five-inch octagonal barrel, and a silvered brass trigger guard and grip strap. The cylinder is wheel-engraved with a stagecoach hold-up scene. Manufactured by Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company. See also holster 1981.121.3.
Dates
- Not earlier than 1850 - Not later than 1873 (Creation)
Creation
- made by: Colt, Samuel
- made by: Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co.
- owned/used by: Jones, Sergeant John W.
- about: United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1865), Company E
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 1981.121.2
Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 9 7/8 inches length (overall)
- 5 inches length (barrel)
- 0.31 inches caliber
Subjects
- Armament
- New York, New York, United States
- Fort Ridgely, Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States
- U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
- Dakota Indians
- Colt, Samuel
- Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co.
- Jones, Sergeant John W.
- United States, Army, Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 7th (1862-1865), Company E
- Revolver (firearm)
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Colt 1849 Pocket Model revolver
Colt 1849 Pocket Model revolver