Interestingly, the Iowa town of Elkader was named after the Algerian resistance fighter in 1847. He had made a name for himself as leader of the Algerian opposition to the French invasion. America was not yet the Empire it is today and the Abdelkader's cause received a lot of positive media coverage in the young nation.
Over a decade later, Abdelkader was living in Damascus, Syria. There, he found himself in an anti-Christian mass riot, during which he led an effort to protect the lives of Christians. As a thank you for that act he received these revolvers from Abraham Lincoln.
by Bnedem
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Time travel – 1948 revolvers back to 1860
Best I can give you for them is $100
Colt Model 1848 Percussion Army Revolver.
Didn’t at some point hollywood want to make a movie about abdelkader? Would be awesome if it’s in the works