Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Remington New Model Army Revolver, Standard Model
Object Number:
1934.102
Date:
1863-1875
Medium:
Steel, wood, brass, silver
Dimensions:
barrel length: 8 in. ( 20.3 cm )
Overall: 14 in. ( 35.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: barrel: "PATENTED SEPT. 14, 1858/E. REMINGTON & SONS, ILION, NEW YORK, U.S.A."; "P" (P is probably a gov't inspector mark)
stamped: cylinder, left frame: "W"; trigger guard: "P" (probably gov't inspector marks)
Description:
Steel, wood, brass, and silver revolver; brass trigger guard and silver mortised cone front sight; stamped marks on barrel, frame, cylinder, trigger guard; stamped cartouche on left grip.
Gallery Label:
The Remington New Model Army was among the most widely used revolvers of the Civil War.
Credit Line:
Gift of the New York Caledonian Club
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
