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Rod, Cleaning

Object Name:
Rod, Cleaning
Object ID:
1991.080.01.14
Date:
1850-1870
Description:
Brass tip from a cleaning rod. Part of a boxed outfit including underhammer target rifle made by John Brown of Fremont, NH. Brass tube, tapered from 0.3" to 0.2". Wide end hollow, with two pin holes 0.2" from base, directly opposite each other. Narrow end flat.
Material:
Metal
Brass
Dimensions:
L-2.3 Dia-0.3 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
Subjects:
Firearms, Rifles, Bullets
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