Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Historical Artifacts
Colt Model 1862 Police Revolver
Object Number:
1941.580
Date:
1861-1873
Medium:
Wood, steel, brass, silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 in. ( 24.4 cm )
Part (barrel): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Marks:
stamped: frame, buttstrap, trigg. gd.: "17673"
stamped: left frame: "COLTS/PATENT"; left shoulder of trigger gd.: "36 CAL"
stamped: cylinder: "PAT. SEPT. 10TH 1850"
stamped: barrel: "ADDRESS COL. SAML COLT NEW YORK U.S. AMERICA"
Description:
Wood, steel, brass, and silver revolver; silver-plated brass trigger guard and gripstraps; fluted cylinder; stamped marks on frame, buttstrap, barrel, and cylinder.
Credit Line:
Gift of Enoch G. Megrue
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
