Rifle
- Object Name:
- Rifle
- Object ID:
- 1975.559
- Creator:
- Ketland?
- Place of Origin:
- England
- Date:
- 1800
- Description:
- Muzzle-loading percussion cap smoothbore. Disguised as a walking stick. Barrel tang extends 5.75" on cane's handle. Underhammer percussion cap lock. Barrel and lock are browned, L-Shaped wooden handle is painted black. Rectangular brass lockplate and straight trigger are located on inside of wooden handle. MARKINGS: Breech end of barrel, crown over two crossed arrows(struck twice). This is the English board of Ordinance's "private" proof mark. "VL" incised 5" from breech on underside of barrel.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- L-34 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in Collection
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
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