Model 1826 Pistol
date: label: date made
content: ca 1830
name: label: maker
content: Henry, John Joseph
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description:
label: Description
content: This .54 caliber U.S. Model 1826 smoothbore flintlock pistol was made by John Joseph Henry. It has a swivel type ramrod. The barrel is iron, and the blade front sight and flash pan are brass. The flash pan is tilted upward. The pistol also has an oval rear sight.
label: Description
content: “J.J. HENRY/BOULTON” is stamped on the lockplate below the flash pan. There are no inspector marks on the stock or barrel marks.
label: Description
content: History:
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content: John Joseph Henry learned his craft as an apprentice to his uncle John Henry. After studying in Boston, Henry opened his own factory in Boulton factory, Pennsylvania.
label: Description
content: This pistol was made for the Pennsylvania militia. Despite the Model 1826 designation, Henry produced this type of pistol in 1835-36. These pistols are readily identified by the unique downward curve to the grip which was a trademark of J.J. Henry.
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content: References:
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content: Flayderman, Norm. Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms…and their Values, Gun Digest Books, Iola, 2007. 9th edition.
label: Description
content: Smith, Samuel E. and Edwin W. Bitter. Historic Pistols: The American Martial Flintlock 1760-1845, Scalamandre Publications, New York: 1986, p. 206
label: Description
content: Gardner, Robert E. Col. Small Arms Makers: A Directory of Fabricators of Firearms, Edged Weapons, Crossbows and Polearms, Crown Publishers Inc, New York: 1963, p. 89.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Boulton
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: The Bitter Collection of Firearms
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content: Military
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Adriana and Edwin W. Bitter Family Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.0024.04
label: accession number
content: 1986.0024
label: catalog number
content: 1986.0024.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pistol
label: Object Name
content: pistol, flintlock
label: Other Terms
content: pistol; Firearms; Navy; Flintlock; .54 In; Smooth Bore; Muzzle Load; Sa
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (part material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (part material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13 1/4 in; 33.655 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/8 in x 13 1/2 in x 6 1/4 in; 5.3975 cm x 34.29 cm x 15.875 cm