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TUDOR PLACE | OPEN Thursday – Sunday. Proof of full vaccination required. Click for tickets & info.

Weaponry & Firearms

The weaponry and firearms collection contains examples of firearms and edged weapons. Unique examples of ceremonial weaponry include a carved ivory dagger made in Japan and swords used by family members during their military service in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War.

Significant examples of firearms include a pair of late-18th-century flintlock dueling pistols, a Colt Army revolver picked up after the Battle of Bull Run, a custom 1919 Parker Brothers double-barrel, 12 gauge shotgun, and numerous 19th and 20th-century rifles and pistols.

Sword with scabbard Japanese, 20th century Gilt metal, shark skin 1100

Bayonet and Scabbard Model S84/98 Gebrüder Heller, Marienthal, German Empire, 1917 Steel with unknown wooden handle 1099AB

Double-barrel Shotgun Parker Brothers, 1919 Retailed at Abercrombie & Fitch Steel, wood, brass 1252

Dagger Japan, 19th century Steel, ivory 9193a

Dueling Pistols Antoine Rong, Paris, France, ca. 1790 Steel, unknown wood, ebony, ivory, iron 1226.01-.02

Sgian Dubh Scotland, late 19th or early 20th century Stainless steel, Gutta Percha TT150

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Tudor Place Honors Dr. Sachiko Kuno

June 9, 2022/in Events, garden, Garden Party, Georgetown, members, Tudor Place In The News /by Comms2018
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Cold War Reminder: The Tudor Place Bomb Shelter

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Craft: Origami Bats

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SLAVERY AT TUDOR PLACE

As an historic site that bears the scars of slavery, Tudor Place seeks to look this injustice in the eye.  Click here to learn more.

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