WONDERFUL COLT 2ND MODEL DRAGOON REVOLVER OF COLONEL JEWETT OF THE 10th VERMONT

WONDERFUL COLT 2ND MODEL DRAGOON REVOLVER OF COLONEL JEWETT OF THE 10th VERMONT

01-25400
Cal. 44
S# 9690

Bbl. 7 1/2″ round with octagon shank and New York address. Six-shot round cyl. with desirable Texas Ranger roll-engraved scene and rectangular cyl. stops. Brass backstrap and square back trigger guard. One-piece walnut grips have reasonably clear cartouches. Bbl., frame, grip strap, and cyl. have matching numbers. Wedge is numbered “0074”. Loading lever is numbered “3251”. Backstrap is engraved “Presented to / COL. A. B. JEWETT / 10TH Regt. Vt. Vols. / by the / Citizens of Swanton, Vt.”. Albert B. Jewett was born March 20, 1829, and died March 6, 1887. He served as First Lieutenant in the 1st Vermont Infantry Regiment for its entire 3 months of service, including the 1861 Battle of Big Bethel. He then recruited for the formation of the 10th Vermont Infantry Regiment, which he commanded until April of 1864, when he resigned his commission. He commanded the unit through numerous engagements, including the Pursuit of Lee after Gettysburg, Culpeper, Bristoe, Kelly’s Ford, and Brandy Station in 1863. Colonel Jewett and the 10th Vermont also fought at the Rapidan, the Wilderness, and Spottsylvania in 1864 prior to his departure from military service. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: “History of the 10th Regiment, Vermont Volunteers” with biographical sketches and complete roster.

STATUS: ANTIQUE