item details
NameRevolver, Colt Navy Model 1851 [London].
ProductionSamuel Colt; armorer; 1853-1856; London
Classificationrevolvers, firearms
Materialssteel, wood
DimensionsOverall: 35mm (width), 135mm (height), 330mm (length)
Registration NumberDM000119/1
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.