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Colt 1851 Navy Revolver

User:
Hart, William S.  Search this
Maker:
Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (handle material)
metal (barrel, chamber, and trigger material)
wood (case material)
glass (case material)
velvet (case material)
metal (lock and key material)
paper (plaque material)
Measurements:
gun barrel: 7 1/2 in; 19.05 cm
gun overall: 5 in x 13 in x 1 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 33.02 cm x 3.81 cm
case overall: 3 3/4 in x 17 1/4 in x 8 3/4 in; 9.525 cm x 43.815 cm x 22.225 cm
Object Name:
revolver
gun
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Hartford
Depicted in engraving:
Mexico: Campeche, Campeche
Date made:
late 1850s
Used in:
Motion Pictures  Search this
Subject:
West  Search this
ID Number:
PG.005043
Catalog number:
5043
Accession number:
212314
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Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-b553-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1350927

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