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A Percussion Sporting Gun Presented to Colonel Thomas Thornton by the West York Regiment of Militia, 7 May 1812

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A Percussion Sporting Gun Presented to Colonel Thomas Thornton by the West York Regiment of Militia, 7 May 1812
CultureBritish
Titles
  • A Percussion Sporting Gun Presented to Colonel Thomas Thornton by the West York Regiment of Militia, 7 May 1812
Date1812
MediumIron, steel, walnut, gold
DimensionsOverall: 6 5/8 × 44 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (16.8 × 113.7 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2023.8
Not on view

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Dagger (chilanum)
Unknown
late 17th–mid-18th century
Steel, gold and iron
2015.580.A,.B
Overall, proper left side
Unknown North American
c. 1790–1880
Wood, iron, and brass tacks
2022.56.A,.B
Overall, proper right side.
Melchoir Fordney
c. 1815
Maple, brass, iron, and silver
B.2023.1
Prestige Knife
Unknown
early 20th century
Iron and wood
2023.95
Knife
Unknown African
1925–1935
Iron, wood, gold leaf
97.1259
Knife
Unknown African
1895–1905
Iron, wood, gold leaf
97.1262
Bandolier's Belt
Unknown African
1900–1970
Leather, wood, iron, wood, gold leaf, gold
97.749
Knife
Unknown African
1945–1955
Iron, wood, and gold leaf
97.1263
Knife
Unknown African
1945–1955
Iron, wood, and gold leaf
97.1261
Knife and Sheath
Unknown African
1900–1950
Iron, wood, gold leaf, leather, and shell
97.1260.A,.B
Execution Knife (ngulu)
Unknown African
1880–1930
Iron, wood, and brass tacks Tacks in handle: Brass
90.503
Scimitar
Unknown African
1870–1930
Iron and wood
95.82
Alexander Wilson