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Object Description
| Type | Physical Object |
| Basic ID | Revolver, Colt Model 1851, 1845. Wood, metal. Massachusetts Arms Company,Chicopee Falls (Mass.). Gift of Mr. Frank G. Logan. 1917.3a |
| Title | Owen Brown's Colt Model 1851 revolver |
| Artists/Makers | Massachusetts Arms Company |
| Place of Origin | Chicopee Falls (Mass) |
| Date | 1845 |
| Physical Description | Wesson and Leavitt Patent - using Maynard Primer; caliber .31; round rifled barrel; 6-shot; brass backstrap; etched floral design on cylinder and frame. Equipped with Maynard's tape primer caps. Small button in front of trigger which when pushed up releases cylinder. This arm has only one nipple which directs the fire from the percussion cap into the pin hole of each chamber. |
| Materials/Techniques |
steel wood (plant material) |
| Dimensions | Length: (11.75 in); Length: (6 in) |
| Object History | Owned by Owen Brown, son of the radical abolitionist, John Brown, and carried by him in the Kansas civil war and at the raid on Harpers' Ferry. Originally acquired by Chicato Historical Society in 1917, the revolver was stolen in 1948 but recovered in 2010 from a private collector. |
| Subject Description | Cylinder and framework at the back etched with floral designs. |
| Curatorial Statement | Owen Brown's revolver is a vivid reminder of slavery, the most divisive issue in nineteenth century America. |
| Classification | weapons |
| Object Types | revolvers (firearms) |
| Related Persons | Brown, Owen, 1824-1889 |
| Related Terms |
slavery abolitionists Harpers Ferry, Battle of, Harpers Ferry, W. Va., 1862 Civil War, 1861-1865 |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mr. Frank G. Logan |
| Owner | Chicago Historical Society |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2016, all rights reserved. |
| Object Number | 1917.3a |
| Image File Name | ICHi-62105; ICHi-62106; ICHi-62107 |
| Language | English |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
| Collection Name | Museum Collection |
| Research Inquiry | http://libguides.chicagohistory.org/research |
| Licensing Inquiry | Visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or email rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org |
Description
| Title | i62107 |
| Copyright Notice | © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2016, all rights reserved. |
| Repository | Chicago History Museum. 1601 North Clark Street Chicago, Illinois 60614-6038 |
