Object Details
- licensee
- Colt, Samuel
- Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
- Description
- The Model 1851 Navy was Colt’s most popular percussion revolver. Nearly a quarter million of the iconic .36 caliber six-shot model were produced between 1850 and 1873. The term "Navy" refers to the caliber of the revolver, not necessarily the branch of service. The .44 caliber revolvers are called "Army" and .36 caliber revolvers are called "Navy." The 1851 Navy was used by a number of famous soldiers and lawmen as well as infamous outlaws in American history.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Charles Bremner Hogg Jackson
- 1861
- ID Number
- 1980.0399.0696
- accession number
- 1980.0399
- serial number
- 103554
- catalog number
- 1980.0399.0696
- Object Name
- Revolver
- revolver, percussion
- Other Terms
- Revolver; Firearms; Navy; Percussion Fire; .36 In; .36 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; 2B; Sa
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/4 in x 13 in x 1 3/4 in; 13.335 cm x 33.02 cm x 4.445 cm
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, Hartford
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- Revolvers
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- Civil War
- Record ID
- nmah_1005116
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-9085-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
