Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Colt Model 1874 Gatling Gun Brass Patent Plate - 1872 Patent Dates Original Display Machine Guns white and blue stones

white and blue stones

in what was then the Colorado Territory

Army's Regiment of Mounted Rifles

The top of the frame is still faintly marked:

and never feel your blue

Original U.S. Indian Wars Era Colt Model 1874 Gatling Gun Brass Patent Plate - 1872 Patent Dates Original Display Machine Guns white and blue stonesOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a stupendous but small piece of history that comes off of one of the most iconic firearms of all time, the Colt Gatling Gun. This plate would have come off of a Colt Model 1874 Gatling Gun. It measures roughly 3 in diameter, and we have shown a reference photo of one installed on a gun (not included). The plate is in great worn shape and reads: GATLINGS BATTERY GUN PAT. NOV 4. 1862 MAY 9 1865 FEB 28. 1871 APR