On October 2, 1892, the Dalton Gang attempted to outdo other famed outlaws by robbing two banks in Coffeyville, Kansas. Among the personal arsenal the gang brought to the occasion were 10 specially ordered, pearl-gripped single-action .45-caliber Colt pistols. The Pamplin Collection owns both Bob and Frank Dalton’s guns. Among the icons of the American…
Category: Weapons
Revolutionary War
Virginia Cherry Stocked American Pistol, 1776. An all-American made pistol with “Liberty Cap” engraved on the trigger guard. Made at the Rappahannock Forge in present day Harper’s Ferry at the outset of the American Revolution. A large, company size Revolutionary War canteen dated “AH – 1779” (possibly the owner’s initials), with original red paint, iron…
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Step-brothers David Farragut and David Porter, both U.S. naval captains, worked together to capture the forts protecting New Orleans in the spring of 1862. For this immensely important Union victory early in the Civil War, Captain Farragut presented this pistol to Captain Porter. The revolver is a cased English Webley “Longspur” single action pistol engraved…