Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Moore's Patent Firearms Company Single Action Belt Revolver
Object Number:
1944.171
Date:
1861-1863
Medium:
Wood, steel, brass, silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 in. ( 24.1 cm )
Part (barrel): 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Marks:
stamped: barrel: "MANFD FOR SMITH & WESSON/BY MOORE'S PAT. FIRE ARMS CO."
stamped: bottom frame: "6834"; cylinder: "PATENTED APRIL 3, 1855 & SEPT. 18, 1860"
Description:
Wood, steel, brass, and silver revolver; silver-plated brass frame and gripstraps with scroll-engraved frame; stamped marks on barrel, frame, and cylinder.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
