Collection Highlights
Kerchief
ca. 1848
1941.103
Cotton
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Boot pistol
Title
Boot pistol
Object name
Percussion pistol
Date
1840-1860
Medium
Wood, iron, brass
Dimensions
barrel length: 2 1/4 in. ( 5.7 cm )
Overall: 6 in. ( 15.2 cm )
Description
Wood, iron, and brass percussion pistol; stamped marks on left frame and barrel.
Credit Line
Gift of Tilden Grover
Object Number
1946.126
Marks
stamped: left frame: "IP MOORE"; right frame: "N.../YORK"
stamped: underside of barrel: two English barrel proof marks, both have two crossed scepters below a crown; they are post 1813 proofs used in Birmingham
Gallery Label
John P. Moore was a large firearms dealing and importing firm in New York from the 1830's until their purchase by another company in the 1880's.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
