Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, W0273
Primary Maker
Place
Date
Circa 1889-1895
Associated Notes
Chicago palm pistol or turret pistol, circa 1889-1895
Turret type pistol designed by Jacques Edmond Turbiaux; made by the Ames Sword Co, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, for the Chicago Firearms Company
No known history.
Period
Signature/marks
A1045 & 7106 / s:8622 & 2731 (firearm serial number)
Media
Measurement Description
overall length:
barrel length: 44mm (1 ¾")
calibre: 6mm (5/16”)
Measurement Reading
Classification
Last Update
11 Oct 2023
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