Colt Model 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver, Serial Number 29705, with Case and Accessories, by Samuel Colt, ca. 1853–54
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Colt Model 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver, Serial Number 29705, with Case and Accessories

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

Engraver Engraved by Gustave Young

ca. 1853–54

Medium
Steel, brass, silver, wood, copper, tin, lead, paper
Classification
Firearms-Pistols-Percussion
Dimensions
L. of pistol 13 in. (33 cm); L. of barrel 7 1/2 in. (19 cm); Cal. .36 in. (9 mm); case: 14 1/4 x 6 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (36.2 x 16.2 x 5.6 cm)
Culture
American, Hartford, Connecticut
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Arms and Armor
Credit line
Gift of Jack Sayre, 2010
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