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Percussion holster pistol
Le capitaine William Anderson Thornton
Manufacturer
H. Aston & Co.
Trademark
Gouvernement EU
Marks or LabelsCanon : US WN (Walter North, inspecteur de Springfield) P (prouvé), JH (Joseph Hannis ou John Hawkins, inspecteurs de Springfield), 1851; mécanisme : US H.ASTON&CO, MIDDtn CONN 1851; poignet : poinçons JH (Joseph Hannis ou John Hawkins), WAT (capitaine William Anderson Thornton, inspecteur militaire).
Date
1851
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel, brass, iron; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 5.1 cm (2 in.)
Barrel: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Width: 15.2 cm (6 in.)
Length: 36.2 cm (14 1/4 in.)
Weight: 1.3 kg (2.8 lb.)
Origin
Middletown, New England, Connecticut, United States, North America
Object Number1992.1.111
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Gordon T. Howard
Status
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