Rifle
- Object Name:
- Rifle
- Object ID:
- 1951.018.05
- Creator:
- Iver Johnson Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Fitchburg, MA
- Date:
- circa 1909
- Description:
- Breech-loading, center fire shotgun. "Champion." Round barrel, 31.1" long, 12 gauge. Fore and butt stock separated by breech frame. Forestock extends 8.1" from breech frame. Steel furniture with bright finish: trigger guard bow, breech frame. Barrel is browned into a tiger-striped finish. Lever mounted behind hammer (both browned) is pushed to left or right to drop the hinged barrel for loading. Cross-hatching on both sides of forestock, and wrist of stock. Wrist extends downward, and is capped by oval, brown-painted piece of carved wood before joining butt of stock. Butt plate is composed of brown painted wood, cross-hatched, with no tang. MARKINGS: Barrel breech, "CHAMPION".
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- L-46.25 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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