Collection Highlights
A journall, with observations on my travail from Boston in N.E. to N.Y., New Jersies, & Philadelphia...
Date:
1697
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Benjamin.Bullivant
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Luce Center
Percussion Cap Pistol
Object Number:
1920.71
Date:
1835-1850
Medium:
Steel, wood, brass
Dimensions:
barrel length: 12 in. ( 30.5 cm )
Overall: 18 in. ( 45.7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: barrel: "A.H. KIPP/NATCHEZ" (According to accession records, Kipp was not listed as a gunmaker in directories, but was listed as a Southern hardware dealer.)
stamped: lockplate: "TRYON/LONDON"
Description:
Steel, wood, and brass percussion dueling pistol; octagon barrel with rear sight on tang; plated brass trigger guard, wedge estucheons, and nosecap; saw-handle-shaped frame with checkered bag handle; engraved peacocks and floral designs on lockplate; engraved scrolls on fish-shaped hammer; stamped marks behind hammer near tail of lockplate and on barrel.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this dueling pistol belonged to a sergeant in the New York State militia in the 1850's.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert Percy Whitlock
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
