RevolutionCrossroads/si_us_revolutionary_era_collections huggingface dataset:
Harpers Ferry Model 1795/1810 Percussion Conversion Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: musket
musket, percussion conversion
musket; Firearms; Percussion Converted; .75 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
date made: ca 1800
1810
maker: Harpers Ferry
place made: United States
Measurements: overall, musket: 56 in x 2 1/8 in; 142.24 cm x 5.3975 cm
Topics: Firearms
Military
German Flintlock Fowler
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Shotgun
shotgun, flintlock
Shotgun; Firearms; Flintlock; .60 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
date made: ca 1800
place made: Germany
Measurements: overall, fowler: 45 1/2 in x 2 in; 115.57 cm x 5.08 cm
Topics: Firearms
Adams British Officer's Flintlock Fusil
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Fussil
musket, flintlock
Fussil; Firearms; Flintlock; .67 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
date made: ca 1802
place made: United States
United Kingdom
Measurements: overall: 59 in x 2 1/2 in; 149.86 cm x 6.35 cm
Credit line: Caroline E. Bates
Flintlock Brown Bess, India Pattern Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Musket
musket, flintlock
Musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .82 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
date made: ca 1805
place made: United Kingdom: England
Measurements: overall: 55 in x 3 in; 139.7 cm x 7.62 cm
Credit line: Library of Congress
Topics: Firearms
Military
Virginia Contract Composite Flintlock Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: musket
musket, flintlock
musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .75 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
date made: ca 1800
place made: United States
Measurements: overall: 60 1/2 in x 3 in; 153.67 cm x 7.62 cm
Credit line: Dr. Adam Heiner
Topics: Firearms
Military
Hessian Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: musket
musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .78 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
Date made: c. 1775
date made: ca 1775
place made: Germany
made at: Germany
used: United States
Measurements: overall: 8 in x 58 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 148.59 cm x 6.35 cm
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
Firearms
Military
Description: Physical Description
German musket, .77 caliber.
General History
King George III used German soldiers to bolster his ranks. Many of these mercenaries came from Hesse-Cassel and were called "Hessians." Their arms were stout German muskets that bore a similarity to the British Brown Bess.
Model 1777 Charleville Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: musket
musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .69 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
date made: ca 1808
associated date: 1808
maker: Charleville
place made: France
Measurements: overall: 7 1/2 in x 61 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 19.05 cm x 156.21 cm x 8.255 cm
overall: 59 3/4 in x 3 3/8 in x 10 1/2 in; 151.765 cm x 8.5725 cm x 26.67 cm
Topics: Military
William John Henry U.S. Contract Model 1808 Harpers Ferry Model Flintlock Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: musket
musket, flintlock
musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .75 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
date made: ca 1808
maker: Henry, John Joseph
place made: United States
Measurements: overall: 60 in x 3 1/4 in; 152.4 cm x 8.255 cm
Topics: Firearms
Military
Tower Brown Bess India Pattern Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: musket
musket, flintlock
musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .75 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
date made: ca 1800
maker: Tower
place made: United Kingdom
Measurements: overall: 56 in x 3 in; 142.24 cm x 7.62 cm
Topics: Firearms
Military
Contract Model1808 Flintlock Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: musket
musket, flintlock
T. French Contract Musket M. 1795
musket; T. French Contract Musket M. 1795; Firearms; Flintlock; .69 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
date made: 1810
maker: French, Thomas
place made: United States
Measurements: overall: 60 in x 2 3/4 in; 152.4 cm x 6.985 cm
Topics: Firearms
Military
British Brown Bess Sea Service Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: musket
musket, flintlock
musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .78 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
date made: ca 1780
place made: United Kingdom: England
Measurements: overall: 53 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 135.89 cm x 5.715 cm
Miniature (Child's) Model 1763 Musket
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: musket
musket; Firearms; Flintlock; .46 In; Muzzle Load; 00; Sa
date made: ca 1790
place made: France: Île-de-France, Versailles
bolt
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Bolt
Physical Description: metal (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 4 1/2 in x 1 in x 1 in; 11.43 cm x 2.54 cm x 2.54 cm
Untitled
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Drawing
date made: 1784
Associated Date: 1784
Associated Name: Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
Art
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Military
Act for Regulating and Ordering the Troops, May 1775
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: pamphlet
Date made: 1775-05
associated date: 1775 05 15
place made: United States: Connecticut
Measurements: overall: 7 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 19.05 cm x 13.97 cm
Topics: American Revolution (1775-1783)
Military
Committee of Safety Commission
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: commission
Date made: 1775-04-24
associated date: 1775 04 24
originator (author or composer, etc.): Warren, Joseph
recipient: Guild, Joseph
Associated Name: Guthman, William H.
maker: Warren, Joseph
Committee of Safety
Measurements: overall: 15 in x 9 7/8 in; 38.1 cm x 25.0825 cm
Credit line: William H. and Patricia R. Guthman
Topics: American Revolution (1775-1783)
Military
Description: Physical Description
Ink on paper.
Specific History
Committee of Safety commission to J. Guild from J. Warren, 24 April 1775.
Loyalist Commission of Joseph Taylor
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: commission
Date made: 1780-02-01
associated date: 1780 02 01
distributor: New York City Militia
recipient: Taylor, Joseph
maker: New York City Militia
place made: United States: New York, New York City
Measurements: overall: 10 in x 14 in; 25.4 cm x 35.56 cm
unfolded as stored: 20 in x 14 in; 50.8 cm x 35.56 cm
Topics: War of 1812
Oath of Allegiance
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Oath of Allegiance
Date made: 1778
associated date: 1778 01
recipient: Splitner, John M.
issuer: United States of America Committee
maker: United States of America Committee
Place Made: United States: New York
Measurements: overall: 8 1/4 in x 5 7/8 in; 20.955 cm x 14.9225 cm
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Military
Description: Physical Description
Ink on paper.
Specific History
Oath of allegiance certificate for John Mathia, 1778.
General History
Needs to be re-written.
Discharge of Benjamin Loring
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Certificate, Discharge
Date made: 1783
1794
associated date: 1783
issuer: Washington, George
recipient: Loring, Benjamin
associated institution: New York Artillery Regiment
maker: Washington, George
place made: United States: New York, New York City
Measurements: overall: 13 in x 8 1/2 in; 33.02 cm x 21.59 cm
Topics: American Revolution (1775-1783)
Military
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pipe tamper
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Pipe Tamper
Date made: 1770-1780
Physical Description: metal (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 5/8 in x 2 7/8 in x 1 in; 1.5875 cm x 7.3025 cm x 2.54 cm
Topics: American Revolution (1775-1783)
striker box
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Striker Box
Date made: 1770-1780
Physical Description: metal (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 3 7/8 in x 2 3/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 9.8425 cm x 6.0325 cm
Topics: American Revolution (1775-1783)
Grenadier
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Cap
Cap; Man; Army; Grenadier
associated place: United Kingdom: Grand Bretagne
Physical Description: cloth (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 14 1/4 in x 11 in x 10 in; 36.195 cm x 27.94 cm x 25.4 cm
Topics: American Revolution (1775-1783)
Military
Hessian Miter Cap
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Cap
Cap; Man; Army; Fusileer
date made: 1775
Associated Place: Germany
Physical Description: metal (overall material)
wool (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 8 5/8 in x 6 7/8 in x 9 1/8 in; 21.9075 cm x 17.4625 cm x 23.1775 cm
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
Battle of Trenton, 1776
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Military
Description: Physical Description
Cloth body with brass fittings and a cap plate. The straw-colored cloth matches the regimental facings on their uniforms. The brass finial, supports, and crown are stamped with a variety of military symbols. The brass cap plate is stamped with the Hessian lion. The lion is rampant, rearing on the left hind leg with the forelegs elevated, the right above the left, and usually with the head in profile and holding a sword. The sword is engraved with the initials "FL" for <i>Friedrich Landraf</i>, the ruler of Hesse-Cassel.
Specific History
The Fusilier Regiment von Knyphausen was one of the regiments of the Second Division of troops from the German principality of Hesse-Cassel. It served as an auxiliary troop to the British Army during the American Revolution. Fusiliers were light infantry regiments in German armies and their distinctive miter cap differentiated them from other units.
General History
The miter is a ceremonial, peaked headdress.
Newport Light Infantry Miter Cap
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: cap, miter
cap, mitre
Cap; cap, mitre; Man; M, Newport Light Infantry
date made: 1774
Place Made: United States: Rhode Island, Rhode Island, Newport
Associated Place: United States: Rhode Island
Physical Description: leather (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 10 in x 8 1/4 in x 8 1/4 in; 25.4 cm x 20.955 cm x 20.955 cm
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
ThinkFinity
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Military
Description: Physical Description
Jacked leather with a painted front plate. At the top of this miter is the motto "Hope." Below is the British royal cipher or monogram, "GR" for <i>Georgeus Rex</i> or King George. It flanks a Rhode Island anchor. In the center of the plate is a female figure labeled "America" standing on a broken chain and a belt bearing the inscription "<i>Patria cara, carior Libertas</i>" or "Nation is dear, but Liberty is dearer."
Specific History
On October 28, 1774, the Rhode Island General Assembly chartered the Newport Light Infantry as a voluntary association of local citizens. These citizens wanted to form a company to obtain better military training than the colonial militia provided. The infantry, 100 strong, demonstrated its patriotic fervor and could be seen around Newport uniformed and armed. With the occupation of Newport by the British in 1776, the company ceased to exist.
General History
A miter is a ceremonial, peaked headdress.
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insignia
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Insignia
Insignia; Army; Epaulette
associated date: 1775 - 1780
Associated Name: Eyre, Benjamin George
Physical Description: metallic thread, white (overall material)
Measurements: overall (mounted): 12 in x 5 in x 2 in; 30.48 cm x 12.7 cm x 5.08 cm
Credit line: Gustav Abbehusen
Topics: American Revolution (1775-1783)
flag
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Flag
flag, Japanese
Flag; Military; Army
date made: 1939 - 1945
associated date: 1941 - 1945
1939 - 1945
associated place: Japan
Physical Description: cotton (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 34 in x 25 1/2 in; 86.36 cm x 64.77 cm
Credit line: Dr. Charles R. Castlen
flag, fragment of
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Flag, Fragment of
Flag, Fragment of; Military; Army; Rgt, 9 Virginia Continental
associated date: 1775 - 1781
1775 - 1783
Physical Description: red (overall color)
cotton (overall material)
wool (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 5 in x 3 in; 12.7 cm x 7.62 cm
Bit, Snaffle
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Bit
Bit; Equipment, Horse; Army
Date made: 1770-1780
associated date: 1775 - 1786
Physical Description: metal (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in; 1.905 cm x 19.05 cm x 21.59 cm
Topics: American Revolution (1775-1783)
Theatre ... Quebec ... Arnold ...
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Map
date made: 1807
place made: France: Île-de-France, Paris
Associated Place: Canada: Quebec, Québec
Physical Description: paper (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 13 5/8 in x 10 3/8 in; 34.6075 cm x 26.3525 cm
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Pays ... Frog's Point ...
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Map
associated date: 1776 10 12 - 1776 10 28
Physical Description: paper (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 20 in x 13 1/2 in; 50.8 cm x 34.29 cm
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Carte ... États-Unis
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Map
date made: 1807
place made: France: Île-de-France, Paris
Measurements: overall: 22 in x 16 1/4 in; 55.88 cm x 41.275 cm
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Carte ... États-Unis
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Map
date made: 1807
place made: France: Île-de-France, Paris
Measurements: overall: 22 1/2 in x 17 in; 57.15 cm x 43.18 cm
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Ile De New York
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Map
date made: 1807
associated date: 1776 08 27
place made: France: Île-de-France, Paris
associated place: United States: New York
Physical Description: paper (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 20 in x 13 5/8 in; 50.8 cm x 34.6075 cm
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Boston et ses Environs
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Map
date made: 1807
place made: France: Île-de-France, Paris
associated place: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
Physical Description: paper (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 19 1/4 in x 13 5/8 in; 48.895 cm x 34.6075 cm
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
American Revolution (1775-1783)
George Washington Dining Tent
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Tent
Tent; Equipment, Individual
associated person: Washington, George
Physical Description: linen (sidewall material)
linen (top material)
cloth (ropes (2) material)
wood (tighteners (4) material)
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George Washington's Camp Stool
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Stool
Stool; Equipment, Individual
user: Washington, George
used: United States
Measurements: overall: 17 in x 26 in x 15 in; 43.18 cm x 66.04 cm x 38.1 cm
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Military
Description: Physical Description
Folding camp stool with wooden frame and leather seat.
Specific History
George Washington's camp stool used during the Revolutionary War.
General History
When Washington encamped with his army, the troops carred tents, a collapsible bed, folding tables, camp stools, and bags and trunks filled with equipment. Two sets of camp chests were purchased by Washington on 3 May 1776. Another set was captured from a British ship and sent to Washington in October 1778. By 1782, Washington's camp equipment was so extensive that he requested from Quartermaster Timothy Pickering two horses just to carry the load.
George Washington's Uniform
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: coat
coat; Man; Army; General Officer; Officer
Date made: 1789
associated date: 1780 - 1785
wearer: Washington, George
used in: United States: Virginia
Physical Description: wool (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 72 in x 36 in x 36 in; 182.88 cm x 91.44 cm x 91.44 cm
Publisher: Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
In Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness
Presidents
Military
Description: This uniform consisting of coat, waistcoat, and knee breeches was worn by George Washington from 1789 until his death in 1799. The "small clothes," or breeches and waistcoat, date from the revolutionary period. The coat dates to 1789.
Washington ordered a new coat, with plain yellow metal buttons and a rise-and-fall collar that was popular in the 1790s, to pose for life portraits during this period. He wears this uniform in a watercolor portrait on ivory painted by John Ramage in 1789, and in John Trumbull's famous 1790 painting of him at Verplanck's Point in New York.
Notably, he also wore this uniform when he reviewed troops called up in response to the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 and when he visited Philadelphia on Provisional Army duty in December 1798.
Washington devised the blue and buff colors of the uniform while serving at the Second Continental Congress in 1775, just prior to being named Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. In commemoration of his vision, these colors remained the accepted pattern for U.S. Army uniforms until the beginning of the Civil War.
This uniform was initially donated to the Columbian Institute; in 1841, it was transferred to the National Institute and housed in the Patent Office. It came to the Smithsonian in 1883 from the Patent Office collection, and has been on display almost continuously. (From the years 1942 to 1944, during World War II, the Smithsonian packed up many of its treasured artifacts, including this uniform, and sent them to the Shenandoah Valley for safekeeping.)
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George Washington's Battle Sword and Scabbard
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: sword
sword; Edged Weapons; Hunting
Date made: ca 1765
date made: ca 1778
associated person: Washington, George
maker: Bailey, John
Place Made: United States: New York, Fishkill
used: United States
Physical Description: green (hilt color)
ivory (hilt material)
leather (scabbard material)
silver (blade material)
silver (mountings? material)
bone (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 3 1/2 in x 36 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 8.89 cm x 92.075 cm x 3.175 cm
Credit line: U.S. Department of State
Publisher: Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Presidents
Military
Description: Physical Description
Hanger-type sword of forged steel with grooved blade. Grip of green-dyed ivory with silver strip decoration. Leather scabbard with silver trim.
Specific History
George Washington wore this simple hanger as his battle sword while serving as commander of the Continental army during the Revolutionary War. Made in Fishkill, New York, by John Bailey, an immigrant cutler from Sheffield, England, the sword has a slightly curved, grooved steel blade, silver-mounted cross guard and pommel, and a green ivory grip.
The sword was inherited by Washington’s nephew, Samuel T. Washington, an army captain. In his will, Washington admonished his nephew to draw the sword only "in self-defense or in the defense of [the] country and its rights.” Samuel's son donated the sword to the United States government in 1843.
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George Washington's Camp Chest
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: mess kit
camp chest
mess kit; camp chest; Equipment, Individual
Date made: 1775-1776
user: Washington, George
used: United States
Physical Description: green (overall color)
cloth (overall material)
leather (overall material)
brass (overall material)
iron (overall material)
wood (overall material)
tin (plates and platters material)
glass (containers material)
Measurements: overall: 10 3/4 in x 21 1/4 in x 14 in; 27.305 cm x 53.975 cm x 35.56 cm
Publisher: Nation of Nations, A
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Food
Military
Description: Armies on campaign must carry with them much besides their weapons. At the time of the American Revolutionary War (1776-1781), various boxes and chests transported soldier's individual effects, wardrobes, official military payrolls, and other necessities. Camp chests or canteens as they were called in the 18th century, carried utensils and cooking apparatus to be used by officers and their staff when in the field during campaigns.
George Washington's well-appointed personal camp chest, or "mess kit," enabled him to dine in a manner reflecting his position as commander of the Continental Army. Two sets of leather covered canteens, or camp chests, were bought by General Washington, on May 3, 1776. Another set of "canteens" captured on a British prize ship were sent for Washington's use in October 1778. By 1782, General Washington's camp equipage which included canteens, tents, tables, traveling beds, and various other field equipment, was so extensive that he had to request that two horses, "natural pacers," be selected by the Quartermaster General, Timothy Pickering, just to carry the General's camp chests.
We do not know which of the several camp chests belonging to Washington is in our collections; however, this example is complete with all original utensils. It contains tin plates and platters, tin pots with detachable wooden handles, glass containers for condiments such as salt, pepper, and sugar, as well as knives and forks with dyed black ivory handles. The chest also contains a tinder box, candle stand, and folding gridiron.
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Resolution to Raise Troops
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: sheet of paper
date made: 1778
associated date: 1778-04-23
referenced: United States: Massachusetts
Physical Description: paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements: overall: 7 in x 8 1/2 in; 17.78 cm x 21.59 cm
Topics: Revolution and the New Nation
ThinkFinity
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Military
Description: Physical Description
Ink on paper.
Specific History
Resolution to raise troops, Massachusetts, April 23, 1778.
Le Roi Grenadiers De France Sword
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Sword
sword
Sword; Edged Weapons; Army
Date made: c. 1775
Measurements: overall: 37 in x 1 1/8 in; 93.98 cm x 2.8575 cm
overall, sword: 1 1/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 37 1/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 4.1275 cm x 94.2975 cm
Topics: American Revolution (1775-1783)
Military
Officer's Sword
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Sword
sword
Sword; Edged Weapons; Army; Officer
Date made: c. 1750-1770
unspecified: Hopkins
place made: Europe
associated place: United Kingdom: Grand Bretagne
Measurements: overall: 36 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 93.345 cm x 6.985 cm
overall, sword: 2 5/8 in x 3 3/4 in x 36 1/2 in; 6.6675 cm x 9.525 cm x 92.71 cm
Credit line: Mrs. Robert R. M. Emmet
Topics: Military
Knubley & Co. Officer's Sword, Scabbard Inscribed "Genl. Peter Gansevoort Junr. 1749-1812"
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Sword
sword
Sword; Edged Weapons; Army; Officer
Date made: c. 1740
place made: France
associated place: France
Measurements: overall: 40 1/8 in x 3 1/8 in; 101.9175 cm x 7.9375 cm
overall, sword: 3 3/8 in x 4 1/8 in x 40 1/4 in; 8.5725 cm x 10.4775 cm x 102.235 cm
overall, scabbard: 5/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 23 3/4 in; 1.5875 cm x 6.35 cm x 60.325 cm
Officer's Saber
Collection: National Museum of American History
Object type: Sword
saber
Sword; Edged Weapons; Army; Officer
Date made: c. 1770
associated place: United Kingdom: Grand Bretagne
Measurements: overall: 30 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 76.835 cm x 3.81 cm
overall, saber: 1 7/8 in x 4 in x 30 3/8 in; 4.7625 cm x 10.16 cm x 77.1525 cm
overall, scabbard: 1/4 in x 1 7/8 in x 24 1/2 in; .635 cm x 4.7625 cm x 62.23 cm
Topics: American Revolution (1775-1783)
Military