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Colt Single Action nickel-plated Army Revolver with ivory handle. 45 caliber. Ornately engraved throughout. Presented to Patrick F. Sughrue by the citizens of Dodge City on December 18, 1884. Sughrue served as Constable of Dodge City from 1877 to 1879 and then as Sherriff of Ford County from 1884 to 1888. Sughrue gave the pistol to his son in 1904 after his son suffered a severe injury. His son later had the pistol engraved to commemorate its initial presentation to his father.
Creator: Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company
Date: 1884
Item Number: 316765
KSHS Identifier: 1981.91.0
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Law enforcement officers
Collections - Museum
Collections - Museum - Main gallery - Local Services
Community Life - Community services - Police and other law enforcement
Date - 1880s - 1884
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Law enforcement officers
Government and Politics - Local Government - County - Sheriff
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Armament - Armament, Firearm - Revolver
Places - Cities and towns - Dodge City
Places - Counties - Ford
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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