Collection Highlights
Fort Hamilton Polka Redowa
Date:
1852
Object Number:
PR.020.1.1
Medium:
Color Lithograph.
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Luce Center
Metropolitan Arms Company Navy Model Revolver, Standard Model Navy
Object Number:
1940.6
Date:
1864-1866
Medium:
Steel, brass, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 7/8 in. ( 32.7 cm )
Part (barrel): 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Marks:
stamped: barrel: "METROPOLITAN ARMS CO. NEW YORK"
stamped: cylinder: "NEW ORLEANS. APRIL. 1862. " (above roll-engraved scene); and "W.L. ORMSBY SC.."
stamped: frame, cylinder,trigger guard, buttstrap: "6219"
Description:
Steel, brass, and ivory revolver; brass gripstraps and ivory grips; roll-engraved Battle of New Orleans scene on cylinder; scrolled engravings and etchings on barrel, frame, and gripstraps; stamped marks on barrel, cylinder, trigger guard, frame, and buttstrap.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward C. Titus, M.D.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
