Rifle, Target
- Object Name:
- Rifle, Target
- Object ID:
- 1975.554
- Creator:
- Eaton, James (1814-1882)
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1835-1843
- Description:
- Muzzle-loading, underhammer, percussion cap rifle. Possible target rifle. Octagonal barrel 23.25" long, .48 caliber. Stock extends only to breech end of barrel. Wooden ramrod. Iron furniture, browned; three tube-shaped ramrod pipes, barrel, trigger guard, hammer, S-shaped trigger. Silver furniture: two oval sideplates (near trigger guard bow), patch box cover (hinged on right side of stock), three scrolled insets on left of stock (foremost silver piece is set into a raised carving on the stock), curved butt plate with 2.5" tang, 5.25" tang underside of butt stock. Barrel stamped "J.EATON / CONCORD N.H / PATENT."
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Iron
Silver - Dimensions:
- L-40 inches
- Provenance:
- Likely target or sporting rifle. James Eaton (1814-1882) produced pistols, pepperboxes, and shotguns for civilian use at his Concord, NH, shop.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Eaton, James (1814-1882)
- Subjects:
- Target practice, Armament, Rifles
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