Revolver

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Revolver

Entry/Object ID

2007.39.1

Description

Revolving pistol made of steel and wood. The percussion revolver has six chambers in the unfluted cylinder, fitting .44 caliber shots. The barrel is eight-inches long, and the grip is made of walnut. The top of the barrel is marked, "PATENTED SEPT. 14,1858 / E. REMINGTON & SONS, ILION, NEW YORK, U.S.A. / NEW MODEL".

Context

Owned by William R. Gove of Marshfield, Vermont, during the Civil War

Acquisition

Accession

2007.39

Source or Donor

Wallstrom, Robert E.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Hazel Gove Hoskam and her family

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Remington Arms Company

Date made

1858

Place

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

5-1/4 in

Width

1-5/8 in

Length

15 in

Material

Metal, Leather, Brass

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

1st Vermont Cavalry

Person or Organization

Gove, William R. (1832-1908)

Related Places

Place

Town

Marshfield

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Civil War

Interpretative Labels

Label

This Remington pistol was used by William Gove of Marshfield during the Civil War. Gove enlisted in 1862 and served in Company C of the First Vermont Calvary until 1865. He was promoted from Private, to Corporal, to Sergeant Major by the time of his discharge. He returned to Vermont after the war and is buried in Plainfield.