trade gun

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

trade gun

Entry/Object ID

972.055.894

Description

From accessions books: Trade gun made by Barnett Bros., London, England. 1870. From "Colt Firearms from 1836" by James E. Serven: "The gun fired loose ball and powder. The dragon motif on the barrel was put on there to please the Indians. The Indians believed that the dragon made the gun shoot straight". Book was used to identify the artifact.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Reynolds, John

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-72 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

gun, trade gun

Created By

Greenlee, Lucy

Create Date

April 1, 1998

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

October 5, 2025