Object Details
- patentee
- Kerr, James
- London Armoury Company
- Description
- The five-shot .44 caliber Kerr revolver was manufactured in England by the London Armoury Company and could be fired either single or double-action. Nearly all Kerr revolvers imported during the Civil War were purchased by the Confederacy and were preferred by many Confederate cavalrymen.
- Credit Line
- Commander Clark E. Kauffman
- ID Number
- AF.70814M
- catalog number
- 70814M
- accession number
- 278038
- Object Name
- revolver
- Other Terms
- revolver; Firearms; Navy; Percussion Fire; .45 In; Rifled; Muzzle Load; 2B; Sa
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 1/2 in x 11 in x 1 1/2 in; 16.51 cm x 27.94 cm x 3.81 cm
- place made
- United Kingdom: England, London
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Civil War
- Military
- Revolvers
- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- web subject
- Firearms
- Civil War
- related event
- Civil War
- Record ID
- nmah_416169
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-772c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
