The Fighting Adams Family

shown above (Serial #3957) is not a unique Civil War weapon. The story surrounding its owner, however, is intriguing. This fluted pistol (fluted refers to the way the revolving cylinder is designed) was just one of approximately 4,000 Army models produced before the war at the Colt Armory in Hartford, Conn. It came into the possession of a Virginia cavalryman, who acquired it in Richmond on April