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Weapons
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Military and Veterans
American Civil War ➔ Powder Flask
Identifier:
115598Description:
Colt revolver powder flask. Copper or bronze with military scene engraved, initials "KM 62" near top.;"KM 62" and "Colts Patent"Date:
1862Materials:
Brass, Bronze, CopperDimensions:
6" h 3" w 1" dCurrent Location Status:
On ExhibitSource:
Gift Of Jack NelsonExhibit/Program:
Thank God for Michigan: Stories from the Civil War (June 6 2011 – March 29 2015)Thank God for Michigan was an exhibition developed by the GRPM to commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War. The exhibit featured over 150 artifacts from the GRPM's collection and told the story of the Civil War through the lens of soldiers and civilians from Michigan.
Related Entities:
Nelson, Jack (donor) Colt's Manufacturing, LLC (creator)Alternate names: Colt, Colt's Arms Company, Colt's Fire Arms Manufacturing Company, Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company, Colts Pt. F. A. Manufacturing Company, Samuel Colt's Arms Company
Samuel Colt asserted his vision for the revolver came to him in 1831, when, as a seventeen year old seaman, he observed that a ship's wheel had spokes that lined up with compass points. He then had a vision for a gun with a spinning cylinder that would lock into place with the simple action of cocking a hammer. He would patent the design in Great Britain in 1835, and the United States in 1836. The revolver design gave birth to the Peacemaker, "The Gun that Won the West." Colt would succeed the Peacemaker with the 1911, the Cobra Revolver and the M16 among others. The company remains in business, producing handguns over 180 years after the first revolver was patented.
Sources: https://www.americanheritage.com/army-colt#
https://www.colt.com/timeline