Colt Model 1861 Navy Percussion Revolver, serial no. 12240

Manufacturer Samuel Colt American
 Engraving attributed to Georg H. Sterzing American

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This pistol was presented by the Colt factory to American journalist and politician Horace Greeley (1811–1872).

Colt Model 1861 Navy Percussion Revolver, serial no. 12240, Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862), Steel, brass, wood (walnut), American, Hartford, Connecticut

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Colt Model 1861 Navy Percussion Revolver, serial no. 12240, Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862), Steel, brass, wood (walnut), American, Hartford, Connecticut
Colt Model 1861 Navy Percussion Revolver, serial no. 12240, Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862), Steel, brass, wood (walnut), American, Hartford, Connecticut

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