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Arms and ArmamentPurser Thomas J. Chew National Cruise Commander William Bainbridge Gunner John Lord Battle with HMS Java Midshipman Pardon Mawney Whipple Arms and Armament Commander Charles Stewart Navigation Escaping a British Squadron Life at Sea Gunner George Sirian Medicine Ira Dye Collection on Early Seafarers Battle with HMS Guerriere James Sever Collection Souvenirs Captain John and Mrs. Caroline Gwinn War of 1812 U.S. Naval Academy School Ship Construction and Launch USS Constitution in Popular Culture Ship Portraits Apprentice Training Squadron Commander Isaac Hull Women in the Navy Marines 1920s Save "Old Ironsides" Campaign Battle with HMS Cyane and HMS LevantArms and ArmamentPurser Thomas J. Chew National Cruise Commander William Bainbridge Gunner John Lord Battle with HMS Java Midshipman Pardon Mawney Whipple Arms and Armament Commander Charles Stewart Navigation Escaping a British Squadron Life at Sea Gunner George Sirian Medicine Ira Dye Collection on Early Seafarers Battle with HMS Guerriere James Sever Collection Souvenirs Captain John and Mrs. Caroline Gwinn War of 1812 U.S. Naval Academy School Ship Construction and Launch USS Constitution in Popular Culture Ship Portraits Apprentice Training Squadron Commander Isaac Hull Women in the Navy Marines 1920s Save "Old Ironsides" Campaign Battle with HMS Cyane and HMS Levant
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Shot CalipersPainting of Fighting Top by… List of Military Stores Ordered… British 24-pound Cannon Ball 1797 Pattern Boarding Pike Shot Calipers Swivel Blunderbuss 1795 Springfield Pattern Musket Swivel Howitzer Simeon North Pistol Harpers Ferry rifle captured from… Beekman V. Hoffman’s Sword and… Nathan Starr Cutlass Stool of Grapeshot Officer’s Dirk Powder HornShot CalipersPainting of Fighting Top by… List of Military Stores Ordered… British 24-pound Cannon Ball 1797 Pattern Boarding Pike Shot Calipers Swivel Blunderbuss 1795 Springfield Pattern Musket Swivel Howitzer Simeon North Pistol Harpers Ferry rifle captured from… Beekman V. Hoffman’s Sword and… Nathan Starr Cutlass Stool of Grapeshot Officer’s Dirk Powder Horn
Shot Calipers
These brass calipers were made by George Stimpson of Charlestown, Massachusetts for USS Constitution. Calipers were used by gunners aboard naval vessels to measure the shot (cannonballs) to determine their size. Both sides are marked for measuring shot of various size. These calipers are also marked: “U.S. Ship Constitution” and “George Stimpson Charlestown.”
Creator
George Stimpson
Date Created
1831-1834
Medium
Brass, Steel
Dimensions
[H]2 in. [W]12 in. [D]1/8 in.
Catalog Number
1305.1
Credit Line
USS Constitution Museum Collection.
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