Spanish American War Marked Colt Artillery Single Action Army Revolver. Made in 1874. This is a standard Artillery revolver with an even brown patina and correct mixed number parts. What makes this gun interesting is it has “MANILA” carved into the left-hand side of the grip and “Santiago” on the right-hand side. Both carvings are from the period of use. This gun comes with a Kopec letter confirming this is an authentic piece and noting that these guns were issued during the Spanish American War which took place both in Cuba (Santiago) and the Philippines (Manilla). The name “HALL” is carved on the bottom of the right-hand side of the grip and there was something carved on the left-hand side, unfortunately there is a good size piece missing from long ago and there is no way to tell what it says. In Kopec’s letter, he notes there are three individuals in the Rough Riders with the last name Hall. Along with this gun comes a binder full of information from the family where this gun came out of. They thought it belonged to a lawman in West Virginia by the name of Ed Hall. Unfortunately, the story does not pan out. We do know that after the Spanish American War this gun somehow made its way to West Virginia and then into this family. Very interesting gun in that it was in both Cuba and the Philippines.