daboyleroy
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This cased set of Colt 1851 revolvers was presented to Lt. J. H. Chenoweth by the VMI Class of 1860 and 1861. Chenoweth died at the Battle of Port Republic in 1862 while using the lower revolver. The upper revolver and case were returned to his family, who later donated it to VMI. The missing revolver was found in a pawn shop by a VMI alumni in 1930, who purchased it and donated it to the museum. The pair was reunited in 2012.
The history of firearms development is the story of the attempt to get one more shot. The first firearms were slow-loading, single-shot affairs and since their inception, innovators have sought ways to reload quicker or fire more than one shot without reloading. Nowhere is the American side of this technological evolution (and sometimes revolution) on better display than in the museums of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). The Institute’s collection of early American repeating firearms, Civil War weapons and U.S. martial arms showcases how American ingenuity influenced firearm development around the world.
Follow the link for the rest of it.
https://www.americanrifleman.org/ar...wsletter&utm_medium=insider&utm_campaign=0418
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