Cylinder Scenes.

[drm2m]

W.L. Ormsby in 1875.

 

[ConfederateCanuck]

Beautiful examples. I especially like the scenes on the Colt Pocket. Thanks for sharing.

 

[JOHN42768]

Some great examples of engravings that have survived the test of time

 

[UCVRelics]

To me they are pieces of art that shoot.

 

[Bonedaddy]

Some of the best cylinder scenes I have ever seen. Great pictures. I enjoyed looking at them.

 

[Patrick H]

Thanks for showing these to us!

 

[FedericoFCavada]

The cylinder scene on the Colt '51 Navy .36 is a tribute to the Texas Navy in the Gulf of Campeche in 1843.

Naval Battle of Campeche - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Samuel Colt had sold revolving rifles and shotguns in Texas, and the Colt Paterson revolver in .31, and I believe .40 was sold and used by early Texas Rangers. Some of the smaller caliber Patersons were thought to be too fragile (they were!) and the caliber insufficient for use in combat with the Nermernuh/Comanche Indians, so they went to the Texas Navy.

Sam Colt went bankrupt a few times, but his early sales and the use of one of his revolvers by a naval force, however modest, caused him to have the scene engraved on the revolver for the "Navy" moniker.