The former president's Smith & Wesson New Model No. 3 revolver dates back to the Spanish-American War.
Roosevelt’s gun, according to provenance papers provided by Rock Island, was received by the former president on May 12, 1898, when he—then a lieutenant colonel—was due to train the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, colloquially known as the Rough Riders and the only US military unit to see combat in the Spanish-American War.Rock Island Auction Company
president Kevin Hogan said in a statement. “Being tied to such an important office frequently places these arms at historic moments in American history. We’ve had the responsibility of offering three presidential arms in 2022, which is unheard of, but it never ceases to be something special.” Though the revolver—fitted to fire .38 caliber rounds, the US service cartridge at the time—was meant to be used in the Spanish-American War, Roosevelt famously used a Colt double-action revolver salvaged from the wreckage of the MaineRoosevelt reportedly kept the Smith & Wesson firearm as a “nightstand pistol” until the last years of his life. After he passed, his wife, Edith, gave the gun to James E. Amos, the bodyguard and valet of the former president.
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