item details
NameTin
Production1853-1856; London
Classificationtins
Materialstin, paper, lead, metal
DimensionsOverall: 42mm (height), 55mm (diameter)
Registration NumberDM000119/3
Credit lineGift of the Wellington City Council, 1929
Overview
Percussion revolver, Colt 'Navy' Model 1851,Calibre .36.
In 1853 Samuel Colt established a factory in London which produced thousands of examples of this model for the British forces in the Crimean War. The London factory closed in 1856.