Rifle

Name/Title

Rifle

Entry/Object ID

1876.1a-h

Description

Long-barreled rifle with the name "ALLEN" crudely engraved into the barrel and the name "Ethan" decoratively engraved into the butt-plate. Several restoration parts of the rifle are cataloged but not affixed to rifle.

Context

Owned by Ethan Allen

Acquisition

Accession

1876.1

Source or Donor

Underhill, R. M., Underhill, N. H.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1776

Time Period

18th Century

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Rifle

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firearms

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

68 in

Dimension Description

Barrel

Length

52-1/4 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Allen, Ethan (1738-1789)

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

American Revolutionary War