Back to Results

Colt revolver, ca. 1870

This is a five shot cap and ball percussion revolver once owned by John Cornelius Holgate, an early white settler in the Pacific Northwest. This model is called the Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver and these models were made from 1861-1873.
ID Number: 1962.2529.1
Date: Circa 1870
Physical Description: 1 Revolver, Percussion; metal, wood; 4.5 in.H x 1.25 in.W x 11.75 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1962.2529.1. Loan courtesy of Edmund C. Anderson