Pistol

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Pistol

Entry/Object ID

1986.18.47

Description

Six-chambered, top break, double-action revolver. The pistol is all steel with a wooden grip. The side of the barrel is marked, "[illeg] MARLIN NEW HAVEN CT U.S.A, JULY 1878". The top of the barrel is marked, "1912 STANDARD 1878". The gun hinges in half, with the barrel opening forward and cylinder and stock hinging backward from a point at the upper front above the cylinder. The trigger is built into the protrusion on the bottom, releasing with backward pressure similar to a standard trigger.

Context

Owned by Charles F. Branch of Orwell, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1986.18

Source or Donor

Branch, Mary C.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Marlin Firearms Company

Date made

1878

Place

City

New Haven

State/Province

Connecticut

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4-1/16 in

Length

7-3/4 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Branch, Charles Francis, Sr. (1845-1910)