item details
NameBox
Production1853-1856; London
Classificationboxes, cases
Materialsbrass, wood, paper, ivory
DimensionsOverall: 359mm (width), 68mm (height), 160mm (depth)
Registration NumberDM000119/2
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.