Rifle
- Object Name:
- Rifle
- Object ID:
- 1951.018.07
- Creator:
- Lawrence, William (1827-1908)
Gunsmith ; Leonard, George O. (1829-1887) - Place of Origin:
- Laconia, NH/Keene, NH
- Date:
- 1859-1869
- Description:
- Rifle. Sporting or target. Muzzle-loading, percussion cap. Octagonal barrel, 29" length, .44 caliber. Half stocked, barrel fastened by 1 key. Fixed front and rear gunsight; elevating peep sight on wrist of stock. Wooden ramrod. All steel furniture is browned (except barrel, which is blued): lockplate, hammer, peepsight. Lead nosecap. Brass furniture: trigger guard, butt plate, underside of butt stock plate, oval plates on forestock. MARKINGS: breech of barrel, "George O. Leonard, Keene, N.H.", "Wm. Lawrence, Laconia, N.H."
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- L-45.25 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
- People:
- Lawrence, William (1827-1908), Leonard, George O. (1829-1887), Bailey, William E. (1878-1957)
- Subjects:
- Firearms, Target practice
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