Collection Highlights
The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.60
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Colt double barrel percussion shotgun: inscription
Object Number:
1946.317
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Wood, steel, iron
Dimensions:
barrel length: 31 1/2 in. ( 80 cm )
Overall: 48 1/4 in. ( 122.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: lockplates: "Colt's Pt. F.A. Mg. Co." (foliate); trigger guard: "1528"
Description:
Wood, steel, and iron percussion shotgun; breech-loading and double-barreled with front action locks and top lever; checkering at wrist; stamped marks forward of hammer on lockplate, and on trigger guard.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Richard H. Gosman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
