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Details

Object Name: revolver
Maker: Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
Place Made: Hartford, CT
Title: Bisley Model Single Action Army Revolver
Date: 1912
Materials: Steel body, blued and case-hardened finish, mother-of-pearl grips
Dimensions: 5 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 11 in (14.6 cm x 3.8 cm x 27.9 cm)
Credit Line: Acquisition made possible in part by John E. Bianchi Jr.
Object ID: 85.1.1316

Institution: Autry Museum of the American West

Category: Art and Artifacts

Remarks

Pancho Villa was a prominent figure in the Mexican Revolution. Born Doroteo Arango, Villa helped overthrow Mexico’s dictatorial President Porfirio Dìaz in 1911. As the revolution raged on and a power struggle ensued, Villa commanded the División del Norte (Division of the North), the most feared and powerful army in Mexico. Villa and his troops faced off against various enemies, and they even went so far as to make a cross-border attack against the United States. Villa ultimately agreed to lay down his arms but was assassinated in 1923. Although he remains a controversial figure, many Mexicans consider him a national hero.

Revolver, Colt Bisley Model Single Action Army, .44-40 caliber, six-shot, serial number 322053, made by Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut, 1912. Revolver comes with additional set of hard rubber composite grips. Reportedly owned by Mexican Revolutionary Pancho Villa.

Subject

The Colt Revolver in the American West (Greg Martin Colt Gallery)

The Genius of Samuel Colt (Greg Martin Colt Gallery)

Historic Individuals (Greg Martin Colt Gallery)

firearms

Mexican Revolution

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