David Bradshaw Photos - Vol. XII
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Took these photos in 2007 under poor lighting conditions at the Smithsonian's NATIONAL MUSEUM of the AMERICAN INDIAN on the Mall in Washington, D.C. The guns are archived as veteran instruments of the Old West.
Photos, from top:
* Colt 1873 Peacemaker.
* Colt revolving rifle and Colt 1873 Peacemaker.
* Colt 1873 Peacemaker.
* Flintlock over/under pistol.
* Colt 1847 Walker.
* Winchester 1866----President Ulysses S. Grant presented this rifle to Chief Sitting Bull.
* Springfield 1873 Trapdoor, the Sitting Bull Winchester, Colt Dragoon, Winchester Model 1873.
* Colt 1836 Patterson, Colt 1860 Army, Colt 1873 Peacemaker Colt revolving rifle.
If anyone here saw this exhibit and can shed light on any of the firearms, please do so. I remain curious about the translucent grips on the 4-3/4" Peacemakers. They appear to be one-piece; I could not tell whether one or both may have been two-piece, with a blind hole in the right scale. Might grip material be large clam shell or possibly tortoise shell? The steer or bull has inset eyes which appear to be turquoise.
David Bradshaw
Photos, from top:
* Colt 1873 Peacemaker.
* Colt revolving rifle and Colt 1873 Peacemaker.
* Colt 1873 Peacemaker.
* Flintlock over/under pistol.
* Colt 1847 Walker.
* Winchester 1866----President Ulysses S. Grant presented this rifle to Chief Sitting Bull.
* Springfield 1873 Trapdoor, the Sitting Bull Winchester, Colt Dragoon, Winchester Model 1873.
* Colt 1836 Patterson, Colt 1860 Army, Colt 1873 Peacemaker Colt revolving rifle.
If anyone here saw this exhibit and can shed light on any of the firearms, please do so. I remain curious about the translucent grips on the 4-3/4" Peacemakers. They appear to be one-piece; I could not tell whether one or both may have been two-piece, with a blind hole in the right scale. Might grip material be large clam shell or possibly tortoise shell? The steer or bull has inset eyes which appear to be turquoise.
David Bradshaw
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If those guns could only talk.
If those guns could only talk.
