Rifle
- Object Name:
- Rifle
- Object ID:
- 1975.576
- Creator:
- Adams, W.
- Place of Origin:
- Hollis, NH?
- Date:
- 1800-1825
- Description:
- Muzzle-loading percussion cap rifle with octagonal-round barrel, .50 caliber. Barrel is Octagonal for 29" from breech, the shape getting less distinct the nearer the muzzle. Fixed front and rear gunsights. Brass-capped wooden ramrod intact. Stock extends 14.25" from breech of barrel, at which point a square-shaped iron rod is attached to the remaining portion of barrel, to which the ramrod pipes are affixed. Wrist of stock is very narrow, with high, thin comb. Left side of butt stock has raised, straight carved cheek rest. Iron furniture is browned: barrel, lockplate, oval escutcheon, straight trigger. Brass furniture: trigger guard with elevated handgrip, rectangular sideplate, curved butt plate with 3" top tang, 4" bottom tang, three ramrod pipes.
MARKINGS: Lockplate: "W. Ketland and Co.", Breech: "W. Adams". Sideplate has incised border. Ramrod pipes have decorative, elevated ring at each end. - Material:
- Wood
Metal
Iron
Brass - Dimensions:
- L-58.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in Collection
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Adams, W.
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