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Percussion pistol
Manufacturer
Sharps & Hankins Co.
Trademark
Sharps
Marks or LabelsPont : ADDRESS SHARPS & HANKINS PHILADELPHIA PENN; carcasse : SHARPS PATENT JAN. 25, 1859.
Date
1862-1867
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel, iron; latex; resin: gutta-percha
DimensionsHeight: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Barrel: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Width: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)
Length: 15.7 cm (6 3/16 in.)
Weight: 0.4 kg (0.8 lb.)
Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Object Number1995.10.2
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Gilles Lachance
Status
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