Half-stock rifle

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Half-stock rifle

Entry/Object ID

511

Description

Half-stock rifle made in Shepherdstown in 1840s.Has silver plate around pin for holding barrel on stock. Pin is missing. Brass butt-plate, decoration and patch box on stock. Possibly .50 or .54 caliber. On lockplate "D KETLAND & Co." On top of barrel "E. SHEETS".

Acquisition

Accession

79

Source or Donor

Read, Eleanor Perry

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1840 circa

Material

Metal, Wood