Rifle
- Object Name:
- Rifle
- Object ID:
- 1975.571
- Creator:
- Eastman, John I. (1831-1915)
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1863-1868
- Description:
- Muzzle-loading percussion cap target/sporting rifle. Octagonal barrel, 28.5" long, .38 caliber. Brass-tipped, wooden ramrod intact. Half-stocked, barrel fastened to stock by one key. Front flip sight, fixed rear gunsight, on barrel. Elevating pin-sight on barrel tang. Iron furniture is browned: barrel, 2 forward ramrod pipes (tube shaped), hammer and lockplate, barrel tang. Silver furniture: rear ramrod pipe, nosecap, 2 oval insets on forestock (each frames the keyhole), patchbox cover, star, silver sideplate. Brass furniture: trigger guard with elevated handgrip, curved butt plate with 3" tang on top and 4.5" tang on bottom.
MARKINGS: lockplate, "GILLESPIE."; barrel, "J.I. EASMAN.[sic] / CONCORD, N.H." Incised decorative scrollwork on lockplate, right side of stock, silver sideplate. Cross-hatching on both sides of wrist of stock. - Material:
- Wood
Metal
Iron
Silver
Brass - Dimensions:
- L-44.9 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in Collection
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Eastman, John I. (1831-1915)
- Subjects:
- Armament, Target practice, Rifles, Firearms
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