revolver, .38 in, hammerless 5 shot, pattern 1896, revolver
Accession Number
NAM.2001-01-351-1
Description
Harrington and Richardson .38 in hammerless 5 shot revolver, pattern 1896, 1914 (c). Made by the Harrington and Richardson Arms Company, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Grips made of mother of pearl. Taken by L/Cpl Joseph Clifford from a dying German soldier at Ypres, World War One (1914-1918), 1917, who revealed he had taken it from a Canadian Officer earlier in the war.
Events
Ypres, 3rd Battle of (Passchendaele), 1917 (World War One, Western Front 1914-1918)