Collection Highlights
Fraktur: Birth and Baptism certificate of Joseph Flor
Date:
1811
Object Number:
PR.022.13
Medium:
Hand-colored print
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
LeMat Two-Barrel (10-Shot Percussion) Revolver, First Model
Object Number:
X.104
Date:
1862
Medium:
Steel, wood
Dimensions:
barrel length: 7 in. ( 17.8 cm )
largest: 13 3/4 in. ( 34.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: (104); barrel, frame, loading lever, cylinder: "242"
stamped: (102-4); barrel: "COL. LEMAT'S PATENT" (inside scroll design); right barrel: "LM" (foliate, in circle)
Description:
One of a group of three steel and wood revolvers; nine-shot round cylinder with 63 caliber smoothbore barrel on center axis; part round, part octagon barrel with loading lever on right side and swivel lanyard ring affixed to butt; checkered wooden grips; stamped marks on barrel, frame, and cylinder.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
