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Object Name |
Case, Gun |
Catalog Number |
0985.07.00056b |
Date |
c. 1855 |
Description |
Case: for Colt 1855 Side Hammer Pocket Revolver, Model 2 (a); .28 caliber, 5-shot, 3.5" barrel, walnut grip; #22987. Case contains bullet mold (c). Case: wooden rectangular shaped case with hinged lid. Front has a lock surrounded by a dark wood inlay. Lid exterior has an inscribed circle in center; probable decoration. Interior has balsa wood dividers covered in dark brown velvet. Lid interior is padded and covered in same dark brown velvet. |
Material |
wood, fabric, metal |
Dimensions |
H-2 W-5.5 L-9.25 inches |
Owned |
Varina Banks Howell Davis |
Made |
Colt's Patent Firearms Mfg. Co., Hartford, Connecticut, USA |
Event |
evacuation of Richmond, April 2-3, 1865 |
Provenance |
Revolver given to Varina Davis for her personal protection during the evacuation from Richmond by Gerneral William M. Browne: "Pistol given to Mrs. Jefferson Davis when the Davis family began their retreat from Richmond, 1865. Mr. Davis showed Mrs. Davis how to use it. He told her, 'If you fear insult from our foes make them kill you.'" |
People |
Davis, Varina Banks Howell [Mrs. Jefferson] Howell, Varina Banks Browne, William Montague Davis, Jefferson |
Search Terms |
Evacuation of Richmond, April 2-3, 1865 |
Subjects |
women |