Rifle
- Object Name:
- Rifle
- Object ID:
- 1946.037.03
- Creator:
- Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company; Lawrence, Richard S. (1817-1892)
- Place of Origin:
- Hartford, CT
- Date:
- 1862
- Description:
- Rifle; Sharps Single-Shot Breech-loading Percussion Rifle, New Model 1859, modified for Berdan's Sharpshooters; .52 caliber; 30" rounded barrel; falling breech block type; two gunsights present: brass blade pinned into iron fixed frontsight, at tip of barrel and 800 yard graduated, spring-based type with single folding leaf and slide bar rear sight, at back of barrel; all furniture is iron, with exception of cast steel barrel; double-set triggers with hinged trigger guard attached to frame; rear sling swivel is located on a plate in butt of stock, underside; curved butt plate with 2 inch tang; patch box with iron cover set into right side of stock; "C. SHARPS, PAT. / OCT. 5, 1852" and "R.S. LAWRENCE, PAT. / APRIL 12, 1859" on right side of lock frame; "SHARP'S PAT. / SEPT. 12, 1848" on left side of lock frame; "R.S. LAWRENCE / PATENTED / FEB. 15, 1859" stamped on rear sight; "NEW MODEL, 1859" stamped back end of barrel; "56348" serial number on barrel tang and barrel underside; "SHARPS RIFLE / MANUFG. CO. / HARTFORD, CONN." located on barrel in front of rear sight; "O.W.A." stamped on left side of barrel flat; forestock, 3 barrel bands, 1 sling swivel are missing; rear sight taped to barrel.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Brass
Iron - Dimensions:
- L-47 inches
- Provenance:
- Bequest of Samuel Dana Bell to New Hampshire Historical Society.
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Samuel Dana Bell
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