Rifle
- Object Name:
- Rifle
- Object ID:
- 1951.018.08
- Creator:
- J. Stevens Arms & Tool Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Chicopee Falls, MA
- Date:
- circa 1886
- Description:
- Breech-loading, center fire rifle. Round barrel, 20" long, .25 caliber. Butt and fore stock separated by breech frame. Forestock extends 6.1" down barrel from breech. Brass flip front sight, fixed rear gunsight. All furniture is steel, blued finish: barrel, breech frame, hinged trigger guard, hammer, dropping breech block, sling swivel (forward of trigger guard bow), curved butt plate with no tang. Triangular cross-hatching on both sides of wrist. Oval silver insert with decorative scrollwork on underside of forestock. MARKINGS: barrel, "Pat'd Aug. 11, 1885", "Sterling" on silver inset.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal - Dimensions:
- L-36.625 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
- Subjects:
- Armament, Hunting, Target practice, Firearms, Rifles
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