Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver with Thuer Conversion for Self-Contained Cartridges, Serial no. 27060, by Samuel Colt, 1853; converted for cartidges, ca. 1868–71
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Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver with Thuer Conversion for Self-Contained Cartridges, Serial no. 27060

Manufacturer Samuel Colt (American, Hartford, Connecticut 1814–1862)

Engraver Engraving attributed to Gustave Young

1853; converted for cartidges, ca. 1868–71

Medium
Steel, brass, silver, ivory
Classification
Firearms-Pistols-Revolvers
Dimensions
L. 13 in. (33.02 cm); L. of barrel 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm); Cal. .36 in. (9 mm)
Culture
American, Hartford, Connecticut
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Arms and Armor
Credit line
Gift of John E. Parsons, 1958
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

View at the The Metropolitan Museum of Art