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The Colt Model 1849 Pocket Percussion Revolver was produced between 1850 and 1873. The 0.31 caliber revolver was accurate to a range of about 25 feet. Small, close range revolvers like this one were purchased and carried by some volunteer Civil War soldiers. On loan from Kenneth Clarke
