Collier Second Model Five-Shot Flintlock Revolver
ca. 1820
Medium
Steel, wood (walnut, rosewood), silver, brass
Dimensions
L. 14 in. (35.6 cm); L. of barrel 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Cal. .47 in. (11.9 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 2 oz. (963.9 g)
Classification
Firearms-Guns-Flintlock
Culture
British, London
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of John E. Parsons, 1956
Accession Number
56.165
About the Artist
Elisha Haydon Collier · 1788–1856
Elisha Haydon Collier (1788–1856), born in Boston, Massachusetts, remains a figure whose early life is not well documented, with no records of formal artistic training, teachers, mentors, or affiliation with any art school or movement. As an American engineer and gunsmith, he gained prominence through his innovative designs in firearms during the early 19th century, a period when mechanical ingenu...