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Object ID |
2022.072.001 |
Title |
Zip gun confiscated from Jefferson County Jail prisoner |
Accession number |
2022.072 |
Object Name |
Pistol |
Date |
1965 |
Description |
Zip gun pistol, a prisoner-created firearm confiscated at the Jefferson County Jail in Golden, c. 1965. Wood stock and handle, barrel is made of a stainless steel pipe and brass fittings. |
Provenance |
This zip gun was contraband collected at the Jefferson County Jail in Golden, Colorado, c. 1965. It was among a collection of prisoner-made weapons donated by former Jefferson County Sheriff's Department deputy Dennis Potter. |
Condition |
Good |
Search Terms |
1958 Jefferson County Jail |