Cased Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver, Serial no. 9174, with Thuer Conversion for Self-contained Cartridges, and Accessories, by Samuel Colt, 1862
Gallery mode Full size at the museum

Window mode follows your eyes with your camera, in this browser only: no picture or position leaves your device.

Cased Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver, Serial no. 9174, with Thuer Conversion for Self-contained Cartridges, and Accessories

Manufacturer Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862)

Engraver Engraving attributed to Louis Daniel Nimschke

Cast metal grips by Charles L. H. Muller

Retailer Schuyler, Hartley and Graham

1862

Medium
Steel, gold, silver, brass, wood (rosewood), textile
Classification
Firearms-Pistols-Revolvers
Dimensions
Cal. .36 in. (9 mm); case: 15 x 9 in. (38 x 23 cm)
Culture
American, Hartford, Connecticut and New York
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Arms and Armor
Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Berger, 1985
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

View at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art