Name/Title
rifle, longEntry/Object ID
1994.007.266Description
Rifle, long. Maple, steel, and brass gun measures 55" x 8.5" x 1.875". Long barreled flintlock rifle has an externally mounted steel firing mechanism. The trigger is composed of steel and brass. The butt of the rifle is mounted with pierced brass sheeting in circle and square patterns on the mechanism side. A rectangular hinged door reveals a 4.5" x .875" compartment. On the other side of the butt, the wood is stamped with a vine and floral pattern; a sheet steel moon and two engraved sheet steel and brass strips are applied. Oval and heart shaped sheet steel pieces are applied above the trigger. A long rectangular piece of sheet brass is applied to the underside just down the barrel from the trigger. A ramrod is mounted with brass cylinders under the front of the barrel. Three oval sheet steel pieces are applied uniformly down the barrel. The backing plate of the firing mechanism is engraved with field grasses and is stamped "ELWELL / WARRANTED". The wood is both light and dark; some parts appear varnished, others reveal more grain. C.1825.Acquisition
Accession
1994.007Source or Donor
Shriner, Thelma WaldenAcquisition Method
BequestExhibition
Carroll at 250: People, Place, and the Making of HistoryGeneral Notes
Note
Acquired by F. Earle Shriner. Was used by his wife, Thelma Walden Littlefield Shriner, in creating her "Early American Room" at Hard Lodging
