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Maker(s):Savage Revolving Firearms Company
Culture:American (1799-1866)
Title:Revolver
Date Made:ca. 1860
Type:Armament
Materials:Walnut and steel
Place Made:North America; United States; Connecticut, Middletown
Measurements:overall: 14 1/4 in; 36.195 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK L.B.2.8
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Savage Civil War model lever operated revolver. The rear end of the barrel enters the front end of the chamber, making the joint nearly gas tight and assuring co-axial relation. Two triggers, the rear (ring) one revolving the cylinder and cocking the hammer. Octagonal barrel. Rifled bore. Six chambers. Marked: SAVAGE R.F.A.CO. MIDDLETOWN, CT. H.S.NORTH PATENTED June 17, 1856 January 18, 1859 May 15, 1860.
Weight: 3 lb, 6 oz

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firearms

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