Object Details
associated person
Butler, Benjamin
patentee
Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
maker
Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
Description
In total, over 19,000 six-shot .44 caliber First, Second and Third Model Colt Dragoon revolvers were produced between 1848 and 1861. Many were purchased for military issue by both the U.S. and individual state government and were used during the Civil War. This particular revolver is one of a pair owned by Benjamin F. Butler. Butler served in the Massachusetts state militia in the 1840s and 50s, and became a Major General of Volunteers in the U.S. Army during the Civil War.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Ames Stevens
date made
ca 1851
ID Number
AF.79225M
catalog number
79225M
accession number
317939
serial number
10603
Object Name
revolver
revolver, percussion
Other Terms
revolver; Firearms; Percussion Fire; .44 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; 2B; Sa
Measurements
overall: 5 3/4 in x 14 in x 1 3/4 in; 14.605 cm x 35.56 cm x 4.445 cm
place made
United States
associated place
United States: Massachusetts
See more items in
Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
Civil War
Military
Revolvers
Data Source
National Museum of American History
web subject
Firearms
Civil War
related event
Civil War
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_418504