Colt Model 1849 Pocket Percussion Revolver, Serial no. 81015

Manufacturer Samuel Colt American

Engraver Engraving attributed to Gustave Young American, born Prussia

ca. 1853

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Samuel Colt presented this revolver to Colonel Thomas H. Seymour (1807–1868), governor of Connecticut and United States ambassador to Russia.

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Title: Colt Model 1849 Pocket Percussion Revolver, Serial no. 81015
Manufacturer: Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862)
Engraver: Engraving attributed to Gustave Young (American (born Germany), Benshausen, Thuringia 1827–1895 Springfield, Massachusetts)
Date: ca. 1853
Geography: Hartford, Connecticut
Culture: American, Hartford, Connecticut
Medium: Steel, brass, silver, ivory
Dimensions: L. of barrel 6 in. (15.24 cm); Cal. .32 in. (8 mm)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Revolvers
Credit Line: Gift of John E. Parsons, 1968
Object Number: 68.157.1
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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