Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Colt Model 1849 Pocket Revolver
Object Number:
1977.7
Date:
1849-1872
Medium:
Wood, steel, brass, silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/4 in. ( 23.5 cm )
Part (barrel): 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Marks:
stamped: barrel: "ADDRESS SAML COLT/NEW YORK CITY"
stamped: cylinder: "COLTS PATENT/NO. 13206"
stamped: left frame: "COLTS/PATENT"
stamped: trigger guard: "T"; "Q"; "13206" (leters are probably gov't inspector marks)
stamped: frame, buttstrap: "13206"
Description:
Wood, steel, brass, and silver revolver; silver-plated brass gripstraps; roll-engraved stagecoach holdup scene on cylinder; foliate engraving on backstrap; stamped marks on barrel, cylinder, frame, trigger guard, and buttstrap.
Credit Line:
Bequest of John E. Parsons
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
