Shotgun
- Object Name:
- Shotgun
- Object ID:
- 1995.055.01
- Creator:
- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
- Place of Origin:
- Newport, NH
- Date:
- circa 1995
- Description:
- Ruger 12-gauge over-and-under shotgun, in original cardboard box. Red Label model. Walnut stock and forearm, stainless steel receiver. Barrels, trigger guard, and top lever of blued chrome-molybdenum steel. Bottom of receiver stamped "STURM, RUGER & CO., INC. / SOUTHPORT, CONN. / U.S.A." Brass medallion with Ruger phoenix emblem on pistol grip cap and on bottom of forearm. Rubber recoil pad on end of stock. Barrel assembly and forearm are removable. Assembled in Southport, CT, ca. 1995. Receiver made by Pine Tree Castings, in Newport, NH. 43" long. (Shotgun deactivated by Ruger, so that it cannot be fired.)
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Steel
Walnut
Rubber
Brass - Dimensions:
- L-43 inches
- Provenance:
- Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. donated firearms and castings to NHHS in response to solicitation for sample products made by New Hampshire producers.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Sturm, Ruger and Company, Inc.
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