What kind of pistols did the Rough Riders carry?

[Doug.38PR]

I've heard either .38 Long Colt DA revolvers in 6 inch or .45 Single Action Army's in 7 or 5 inch (maybe some Schofields)

What was it?

[St. George]

There are several threads on this - both here, and in the 'Barracks' forum - look for 'Rough Riders'.

They carried 5 1/2" Colts - the currently issued revolver of the time, as modified in the mid-1890's.

Roosevelt carried a .38 Colt.

The pistol was originally salvaged from the wreck of the USS Maine, whose mysterious sinking in Havana's harbor fueled the public outrage that led to war.

Roosevelt got the .38 caliber revolver from a brother-in-law who served as a Navy captain, and carried it with him when he rode to war with the Volunteer Cavalry Regiment he helped form.

For more - read:  'Cowboys in Uniform' by Stewart.

Scouts Out!

[Shotgun Franklin]

That Roosevelt .38 is the same gun stolen from the museum. It was identified and recovered at a Police 'Buy Back' event. As far as I know the thief was never identified nor charged.

[St. George]

Not from a 'buy-back' - but from a tip.

Sixteen years after it went missing, a pistol that Teddy Roosevelt carried during the Spanish-American War returned to Sagamore Hill.

The Colt revolver, which disappeared in 1990 from a display case that police said had been jimmied open at Sagamore Hill National Historical Site, was returned to the museum Wednesday.

It was recovered by the FBI after someone called the museum with a tip in September, said Robert Goldman, a former assistant U.S. attorney in Philadelphia who led the Justice Department's investigation along with the FBI's art crime unit.

The Colt was originally issued to a Navy officer and salvaged from the wreck of the USS Maine, whose mysterious sinking in Havana's harbor fueled the public outrage that led to war.

Roosevelt got the .38 caliber revolver from a brother-in-law who served as a Navy captain, and carried it with him when he rode to war with the Rough Riders, a volunteer regiment he helped form. He purportedly had it with him during the Battle of San Juan Hill.

Roosevelt's legendary bravado during the conflict aided the rise of his political career, which culminated in the presidency. The pistol became a valued family heirloom, and was later given two inscriptions noting its origins on the USS Maine and its use by Roosevelt, then a colonel, at San Juan Hill.

Federal prosecutors have charged a man with pilfering the weapon from the late president's former Long Island home.

Anthony Tulino, 55, was named in a misdemeanor criminal information filed in U.S. District Court in Central Islip, New York.

Tulino, a postal worker, was charged with the theft of the antiquity, a Colt revolver that disappeared in April 1990 from the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.

Tulino is a former New York resident who relocated to DeLand, a central Florida city. It was in DeLand that FBI agents recovered Roosevelt's pistol, after a tipster reported being shown the weapon by Tulino's wife, who reported that her husband kept the weapon hidden in a closet.

Vaya,

Scouts Out!

[Doug.38PR]

what an idiot.   You steal a historical gun from a museum and expect to not get in trouble showing it off.   If you want to see it just pay the tour and...see it.

[Major 2]

Yep ! and all he got was probation, 50 hours of community service and a $500 fine 

[Doug.38PR]

Gosh...I would actually think that punishment was worth having a historic pistol for 15 years and showing it off to people

[litl rooster]

Gosh...I would actually think that punishment was worth having a historic pistol for 15 years and showing it off to people

He was apparently a gun guy. So i imagine if he legally can not buy a firearm or have a carry permit- with the felony charges. So i guess it is all in how you look at it.

[Professor Marvel]

He was apparently a gun guy. So i imagine if he legally can not buy a firearm or have a carry permit- with the felony charges. So i guess it is all in how you look at it.

Ah My Good Rooster -
Since the fellow stole Roosevelts Historical revolver, he obviously has no respect for other's property let alone the law;
so ... what makes you think he cares about "legally" now?

just thinkin out loud
yhs
prof marvel

[GunClick Rick]

But he did have good taste

[Blair]

Theft does not make for good taste... just BAD judgment. They are not interchangeable.
Blair

[Trailrider]

Can't say for sure, but at least one and possibly two companies of the Rough Riders were armed with 5-1/2" Colt's SAA's.

[Major 2]

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[Major 2]

That Roosevelt .38 is the same gun stolen from the museum. It was identified and recovered at a Police 'Buy Back' event. As far as I know the thief was never identified nor charged.

Not a buy back,

 In 2006, authorities learned the weapon was in DeLand, Florida. It was reported in a closet of a Postal worker.
He was caught, got 50 hours Community Service & $500 fine.

The famous Colt M1892 revolver was actually stolen two times, the first of which was in 1963. With no security system, someone simply walked in and took the weapon. It wasn't gone for long, however, and was later found in the woods.

The second theft occurred in 1990, when the revolver was on display at the Smithsonian Institute. Again, security was not all that great, allowing someone to walk in and grab it. This time, the search lasted a good bit longer. It took a few days for the theft to be discovered, and the museum didn't get a lead for over a decade. In 2006, authorities learned the weapon was in DeLand, Florida, and it was recovered and returned to Sagamore Hill.

[Silver Creek Slim]

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[Major 2]

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