Z77 air gun used as part of S1W uniform
date: label: Date
content: 1987-1988
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Crosman Corporation, founded 1924
label: Subject of
content: Public Enemy, American, founded 1982
notes: label: Description
content: An air gun used as a stage prop by a member of S1W. The gun is made from black plastic and metals painted black. It is formed to look like an Uzi submachine gun, but has a black plastic air pump mechanism extending from the back end. Raised text on the proper right side reads "MODEL / Z77 / BB CAL / CROSMAN / AIRGUNS / 188512052". Raised text on the proper left side reads "CAUTION / BEFORE USING--READ INSTRUCTIONS / AVAILABLE FROM / CROSMAN AIRGUNS / East Bloomfield, NY U.S.A. / A COLEMAN COMPANY". There is a safety lock on the proper left side with raised text next to the up position reading "UP FIRE" and text next to the down position reading "DOWN SAFE". A screw at the bottom of the handle can be removed so the gun can be mounted on a stand.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Costume
label: Topic
content: Hip-hop (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Props and Set Design
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Public Enemy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.33.8.7
objectType: label: Type
content: air guns
label: Type
content: props
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: open: 7 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 2 in. (18.4 x 64.1 x 5.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: closed: 7 1/4 x 16 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (18.4 x 41.9 x 8.3 cm)