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Arms and ArmamentNational Cruise First Barbary War (1803-1805) 1920s Save "Old Ironsides" Campaign Women in the Navy Apprentice Training Squadron USS Constitution in Popular Culture U.S. Naval Academy School Ship Captain John and Mrs. Caroline Gwinn James Sever Collection Ira Dye Collection on Early Seafarers Gunner George Sirian Escaping a British Squadron Commander Charles Stewart Midshipman Pardon Mawney Whipple Gunner John Lord Commander William Bainbridge Purser Thomas J. Chew Battle with HMS Cyane and HMS Levant Marines Commander Isaac Hull Ship Portraits Construction and Launch War of 1812 Souvenirs Battle with HMS Guerriere Medicine Life at Sea Navigation Arms and Armament Battle with HMS JavaArms and ArmamentNational Cruise First Barbary War (1803-1805) 1920s Save "Old Ironsides" Campaign Women in the Navy Apprentice Training Squadron USS Constitution in Popular Culture U.S. Naval Academy School Ship Captain John and Mrs. Caroline Gwinn James Sever Collection Ira Dye Collection on Early Seafarers Gunner George Sirian Escaping a British Squadron Commander Charles Stewart Midshipman Pardon Mawney Whipple Gunner John Lord Commander William Bainbridge Purser Thomas J. Chew Battle with HMS Cyane and HMS Levant Marines Commander Isaac Hull Ship Portraits Construction and Launch War of 1812 Souvenirs Battle with HMS Guerriere Medicine Life at Sea Navigation Arms and Armament Battle with HMS Java
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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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