Revolver

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Revolver

Entry/Object ID

1950.12.1

Description

Six-chambered revolver with rifled bore. The chambers have external cap nipples, one of which is missing. The gun has two triggers. The larger, lower trigger cocks the hammer and rotates the cylinder; the upper trigger fires the gun. The letters "HM" are stamped into the cylinder. The top of the lock is engraved, "Savage R.F.A. Middletown. CT/ H.S. North Patented June 17 1856/ January 18 1859 May 15 1860"

Context

Owned by General William Wells of Waterbury, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1950.12

Source or Donor

Jackson, Bertha Richardson Wells

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Savage Revolving Firearms Company

Date made

1860 - 1865

Place

City

Middletown

State/Province

Connecticut

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Revolver

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firearms

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

6 in

Length

14-3/4 in

Material

Steel, Wood

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

1st Vermont Cavalry

Person or Organization

Wells, William (1837-1892)

Related Places

Place

Town

Waterbury

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War