Swage
- Object Name:
- Swage
- Object ID:
- 1991.080.01.04
- Date:
- 1850-1870
- Description:
- Bullet swage. Part of a boxed outfit including underhammer target rifle made by John Brown of Fremont, NH. Two-part die for sizing bullets through rotary swaging. 3.8" long overall, 1.25" diameter.
A. Two-tiered brass cylinder, stamped "J. BROWN / FREMONT, N.H." Bored out 1.75" from narrow end for .45 caliber bullets.
B. Steel plunger, 2.4" long overall, .8" diameter. Neck 1.1" long, .44 caliber diameter. - Material:
- Metal
Steel
Brass - Dimensions:
- L-3.8 Dia-1.25 inches
- Provenance:
- All objects in this accession purchased at J. C. Devine auction at Sheraton Tara Wayfarer, Bedford, NH, Sept. 22, 1991. All from the collection of Henry Weber of Pelham, NH, who acquired target rifle outfit from Eldon Owens of Claremont, NH.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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