Captain John Dennis' Pistol

Object/Artifact

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Mattapoisett Museum

Name/Title

Captain John Dennis' Pistol

Entry/Object ID

1959.33.1

Description

Dennis ran away from home, went to sea as cabin boy and over years became captain of whaling ships. Was commander of Mississippi gun boat until his death in 1800. It was during this command that he carried this gun.

Collection

Military (ML)

Acquisition

Accession

1959.33

Source or Donor

Kinney, Alden S.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Manhattan Fire Arms Co. NY

Date made

1800

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pistol

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firearms

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Search Terms

weapon, gun, firearm, revolver

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

A265

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

ML2

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

February 13, 2005

Updated By

info@mattapoisettmuseum.org

Update Date

March 12, 2023