Percussion Rifle

Object/Artifact

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Toronto's First Post Office

Name/Title

Percussion Rifle

Entry/Object ID

2016.6.50

Tags

Tools and Equipment

Description

Double barreled percussion rifle with 'Green Toronto' engraved on caliber barrels. Green may possibly be Toronto's first black gunsmith. Yellow metal (brass?) cheeck piece, being a latch mechanism to possibly hold gun powder, on the right side of the stock. Engraved with an arrow through a flower, the cheekpiece indicated a sign of a well-appointed gun. While the trigger, the cheekpiece and the butt end are made of a yellow metal, the barrel itself and the external hammers are made of a denser and darker metal. The back action locks bear crescent and wave shaped engravings, while the underside of the stock is carved with a heart. As well, the rod appears to be a different wood from the stock of the gun. The left side of the stock features a raised circular wooden carving.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1855

Dimensions

Height

11.4 cm

Width

4.1 cm

Dimension Notes

.1: 67.5 L (barrel) x 4.1 W (barrel) ' 117.2 L (overall length) x 11.4 H (butt)

Update Date

October 28, 2021