Collection Highlights
American Ornithology; or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States
Date:
1880
Object Number:
LIB.Y1808.W
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
European copy of U.S. 45 calibre revolver
Object Number:
1941.590
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Steel, ebony
Dimensions:
barrel length: 5 3/8 in. ( 13.7 cm )
Overall: 9 3/4 in. ( 24.8 cm )
Marks:
stamped: frame: "G"? (acc. to records, the gun has "E/LG" stamped on cylinder, the mark of Liege, Belgium)
Description:
Steel and ebony revolver; nickel plated steel frame, barrel, and fluted cylinder; checkered ebony grips; 45 caliber; stamped mark on right frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Enoch G. Megrue
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
