Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver, Serial No. 38549, ca. 1868, Hartford, Connecticut; New York, New York, American, Hartford, Connecticut and New York, Steel, gold, copper alloy (brass), L. of pistol 11 in. (27.9 cm); Cal. .36 in. (9.1 mm), Firearms-Pistols, The ornate brass grip of this pistol features a female figure representing Christianity and Justice. John Quincy Adams Ward created the original model of the grip for a pair of pistols presented by President Abraham Lincoln to the governor of Adrianople (present-day Edirne, Turkey) in 1864
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Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver, Serial No, 38549, ca, 1868, Hartford, Connecticut, New York, American, Steel, gold, copper alloy, brass, L, pistol 11, 27.9 cm, Cal, .36, 9.1 mm, Firearms-Pistols, ornate, grip, features, female figure, representing, Christianity, Justice, John Quincy, Adams, Ward, created, original model, pair, pistols presented, President Abraham, Lincoln, governor, Adrianople, present-day Edirne, Turkey, 1864
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