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LOT 1156
Rare and Historic Documented Spanish-American War U.S.
Colt Artillery Model Single Action Army Revolver, Issued
to Sergeant Schuyler C. Morgan of the 1st U.S. Volunteer
Cavalry, Theodore Roosevelt’s Famous “Rough Riders” -
Serial no. 82206, 45 Long Colt cal., 5 1/2 inch round bbl., blue/
casehardened finish, walnut grips. The “Rough Riders”, officially
the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, are the most famous of all U.S.
units from the Spanish-American War and are particularly well-
known for being led by future president Theodore Roosevelt
during their charge up Kettle Hill during the Battle of San Juan
Hill, also known as the Battle for the San Juan Heights, on July
1, 1898, and this revolver was most certainly there!
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