Rifle, Target
- Object Name:
- Rifle, Target
- Object ID:
- 1975.589
- Creator:
- Eastman, John I. (1831-1915)
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1863-1868
- Description:
- Muzzle-loading, percussion cap target rifle. Octagonal barrel, length of barrel: 28.6", .38 caliber. Half-stocked, barrel fastened to stock by one key. Fixed front and rear sight, pin sight on barrel tang. Iron furniture is browned: barrel, two tube-shaped ramrod pipes, hammer, lockplate, trigger, set trigger, trigger guard with elevated handgrip, butt plate with 2.9" tang on top and 4.75" tang on bottom. Lead nosecap. Silver furniture(browned): diamond shaped plate with round edges set into right butt stock, S-shaped plate set into carved cheek rest on left side, silver sideplate with long tail left of breech, two oval sideplates on either side of keyholes. MARKINGS: barrel, "J.I. Eastman, Concord, N.H." Lockplate has decorative border incised.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Iron
Silver - Dimensions:
- L-44.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in Collection
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Eastman, John I. (1831-1915)
- Subjects:
- Target practice, Rifles
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