Collection Highlights
Thoughts on African Colonization
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.E448.G24.1832
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Colt New Army and Navy Revolver, Standard Model 1895
Object Number:
1945.41a
Date:
1895
Medium:
Steel, rubber
Dimensions:
barrel length: 6 in. ( 15.2 cm )
Overall: 11 1/4 in. ( 28.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: butt: "98/715"
stamped: left barrel: "COLT. D.A. 38"
stamped: barrel: "COLT'S PT. MFG. CO. HARTFORD CT. U.S.A./PATENTED AUG. 5. 1884 NOV. 6. 88. MAR. 5. 95"
Description:
Steel and rubber revolver; stamped marks on butt and barrel.
Gallery Label:
This pistol was used by George Wettlaufer, a member of the Astor Battery, at the Battle of Manila on Agugust 13, 1898.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. George Wettlaufer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
