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Revólver de percusión Colt, n.o de serie 12406

Manufacturer Samuel Colt American
ca. 1853
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 371
Los revólveres Colt eran muy apreciados por los soldados y colonizadores del Oeste americano. Las armas de fuego Colt de lujo, como esta, eran modelos estándar de fábrica transformados en obras de arte al agregarles una suntuosa decoración grabada. Los grabadores de metal en la fábrica Colt de Hartford, Connecticut, muchos de ellos recientes inmigrantes de Alemania, establecieron las pautas para la decoración de armas de fuego estadounidenses entre 1850 y 1870. El revólver del Museo, uno de los pocos Colt con suntuosas incrustaciones de oro, es una de las mejores armas de esa marca. Existe otro idéntico que fue obsequiado por Colt al zar Nicolás I de Rusia en 1854, y que está ahora en el Hermitage de San Petersburgo.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Revólver de percusión Colt, n.o de serie 12406
  • Artista: Samuel Colt, estadounidense, 1814–1862
  • Fecha: ca. 1853
  • Material: Acero, oro, madera (nogal)
  • Dimensiones: l. 35,6 cm, calibre 11 mm
  • Crédito: Donación de George y Butonne Repaire, 1995
  • Número de inventario: 1995.336
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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