AR / ITEM / 00100027
Colt Model 1851 Navy Percussion Revolver, serial no. 2
Samuel Colt, maker and manufacturer · Engraving attributed to Joseph Delany, maker and engraver
An exceptionally early serial-numbered example of Colt’s influential Model 1851 Navy revolver.
- Date
- 1850
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Reference
- 24855
Record
- Culture
- American, Hartford, Connecticut
- Medium
- Steel, wood and related materials
- Dimensions
- L. of barrel 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm); Cal. .38 in. (10 mm)
- Origin
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States
In the Tapestry
- Made by
- Samuel ColtA
Provenance and history
1850
Created by Samuel Colt, engraving attributed to Joseph DelanyA
Sources
- A
metmuseum.org
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collectionapi.metmuseum.org
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