selfridge COLT 1849 POCKET REVOLVER recovered from cairo at vicksburg
COLT 1849 POCKET REVOLVER. SIX SHOT. OCTAGONAL BARREL. ON LEFT SIDE OF FRAME IS PRINTED “COLTS PATENT” SERIAL NUMBER “75447” PRINTED IN 4 PLACES. WALNUT GRIP, BRASS TRIGGER GUARD. BRASS BACK-STRAP DOWN BACK OF GRIP HAS ‘T.O. SELFRIDGE, U.S.N., SEPT. 1861″ INSCRIBED ON IT IN FANCY SCRIPT, SLIGHTLY WORN. NOTE; FUNCTIONAL MOVING PART
Can more than one pistol have the same serial number ? Because I have a little Derringer with the same serial number probably around the same period as the pistil in the picture.
Indeed, Colt has been recycling serial numbers for centuries. Using their serial number tool ( https://www.colt.com/serial-lookup ) for 75447 gives you 24 results ranging from a Model 1849 Pocket in .31 caliber made in 1853 to a 1968 Trooper Model with stops that include the Selfridge Colt (made in 1862) a Single Action Army made in 1882, at least four different Police Positives (1910, 1913, 1914, 1916), a Commando revolver made in WWII, and– what is likely YOUR gun– a Colt Open Top Pocket Model made in 1875.