Photo - A Fine Pistol for a Future President: NRA National Firearms Museum Featured Gun
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Uploaded by NFMCurator on Nov 11, 2009
http://www.nramuseum.org After Spain declared war on the United States on April 24, 1898, Theodore Roosevelt, then-assistant secretary of the Navy, asked the Department of War for permission to raise a mounted regiment of volunteer cavalry. The resulting 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, or Rough Riders, was over 1,250 men strong, consisting of cowboys from the West and Ivy League sportsmen from the East. Commanding the Rough Riders was Colonel Leonard Wood, President William McKinley's physician, while Roosevelt was made lieutenant colonel of the regiment.
Before Roosevelt left to join his men assembling at training camp in San Antonio, Texas, he made a stop at the Smith & Wesson factory to pick up one last handgun. A .38-caliber New Model No. 3 revolver, this handgun was chambered for the .38 Colt cartridges used in other service sidearms. Engraved and fitted with finely checkered walnut grip panels, this Smith & Wesson was Roosevelt's elegant selection for personal protection. On loan from collector Jim Supica, this single-action revolver is one of the many special handguns currently represented in the galleries of the National Firearms Museum.
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oh man, Teddy Roosevelt used one? FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFff these cool guns just got like a billion times cooler.
Locothrope 10 months ago
looks like he made a good choice to bad smith and wessons quatily has gone down theses days....
commalTl 1 year ago