Name/Title
pistolEntry/Object ID
1964.013.001Description
Pistol. Wood body with steel barrel. Silver trigger guard. Barrel imprinted with "A. Wurflein. Phila. Steel." Curvilinear inlay on proper right inscribed with "NGR." 3.5"h x 1"w x 5.75"d.Acquisition
Accession
1964.013Source or Donor
Simpson, GuyAcquisition Method
GiftFirearm Detail
Manufacturer
Wurflein, AndrewGeneral Notes
Note
Belonged to James Simpson [donor's grandfather] who carried it during his service in the Civil War. Andrew Wurflein made guns in Philadelphia from 1830 through 1860.