Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Cap, Percussion |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.00259 |
Description |
Percussion cap container: The green paper label in the top reads "250 metal-lined caps made expressly for Colt's Pt. belt and pocket pistols." |
Dimensions |
L-1.25 Dia-1.25 inches |
Owned |
J. W. Davies (tentative); William W. Davies |
Made |
Eley Brothers, Manufacturers |
Provenance |
The percussion caps came from the collection of William W. Davies. His father, J. W. Davies, collected the caps; J. W. Davies organized a group of sharpshooters to operate along the James River during the war. |
People |
Davies, John W. Davies, William W. |