Object Details
- licensee
- Schofield
- Smith & Wesson
- Description
- Physical Description
- Smith & Wesson First Model Schofield revolver, .45 caliber.
- Specific History
- This Smith & Wesson was found loaded at the Little Big Horn Battlefield in 1883.
- General History
- The Smith & Wesson Schofield revolver, .45 caliber, was manufactured from 1875 to 1878. The vast majority of the 9,000 guns went to the U.S. Army. Many saw service in the Indian Wars, though they were reported in use as late as the Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection. The First Model Schofield has a latch configuration that is rather pointed at the top and has a circle around the screwhead at the bottom. Serial-number range will give you an indication of whether it is First or Second Model; the numbers change from the First Model to the Second Model at a little over 3,000.
- Credit Line
- Charles E. Bendire
- ID Number
- AF.1788
- catalog number
- 1788
- accession number
- 17418
- Object Name
- revolver
- Other Terms
- revolver; Firearms; Center Fire; .44 In; Rifled; 02; 2G; Sa
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- steel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 in x 12 3/4 in x 2 in; 15.24 cm x 32.385 cm x 5.08 cm
- Place Made
- United States
- found
- United States: Montana
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- ThinkFinity
- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Firearms
- related event
- Battle of the Little Bighorn
- The Development of the Industrial United States
- Record ID
- nmah_414311
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-0fd8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
