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1903 Double Action Colt Revolver

Collection Type

  • Armament

Date

1903

GUSN

GUSN-223432

Description

1903 Colt "New Nany" Double Action .38 calibre revolver with a six inch barrel, blue steel finish, steel grip with Colt manufacturer medallions. Has a swing-out cylinder and a cylinder stop and locking device to prenvent the hammer from being drawn or trigger pulled when the cylinder was out of line.

Details

Descriptive Terms

revolvers (firearms)
steel (alloy)
Revolver

Inscription

"237627" (impressed)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P701

Maker

Colt Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Location of Origin

Hartford, Connecticut

Dimensions

1 13/16 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.1124

Places

Connecticut (United States)
Hartford (Hartford county, Connecticut)

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