Rifle
- Object Name:
- Rifle
- Object ID:
- 1951.018.04
- Creator:
- Davenport Arms Company
Manufacturer ; Richards, HenryRetailer - Place of Origin:
- Norwich, CT/New York, NY
- Date:
- 1891
- Description:
- Breech-loading, center fire shotgun. Round barrel, 32" long, .75 caliber. Half-stocked, breech frame separates forestock and butt stock. Fixed front sight. Lever behind hammer drops hinged barrel to admit shells. Iron furniture is browned: barrel, breech frame, trigger guard bow, hammer, curved butt plate with 0.75" tang. Cross-hatching on wrist of stock, extends downward before meeting butt. Oval silver piece set into bottom of butt stock with, "1891, J.B." incised.
MARKINGS: Barrel, "H. Richards, New York, Pat. Feb. 8 and Mar. 15, 1881". - Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- L-47 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a collection of firearms and objects owned by three generations of the Bailey family of Lisbon, NH. Donated to the Society by William E. Bailey (1878-1957), Lisbon, NH, September 20, 1951.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of William E. Bailey
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