Original U.S. Colt Model 1878 Double Barreled 12 Gauge Hammer Shotgun Serial 21744 - made in 1887 colts and was now flying out

and was now flying out of Nikolajew (Mykolaiv) in Southern Ukraine per his flight log

copies of the camp newspaper

By the end of the war that number would nearly double as the navy expanded to meet the threat posed by other European powers fighting alongside the Americans

These bayonets were used at sea

The band is an original period leather band with a bakelite buckle

Original U.S. Colt Model 1878 Double Barreled 12 Gauge Hammer Shotgun Serial 21744 - made in 1887 colts and was now flying outOriginal Item: Only One Available. We just received this lovely example out of an antique firearms auction. This is a very nice example of the Colt Model 1878 Hammer Shotgun, with lovely 30 inch long Damascus laminated steel barrels. The serial number 21744 is stamped on the bottom of the barrel assembly, the top of the action in the hinge joint, and on the metal fitting of the fore stock, indicating production in 1887, close to the end of this models