Muzzle-loading shotgun or musket. The percussion lock is marked, "Joseph Golcher" and simply engraved with floral sprigs. The barrel has the partial mark, "DON".
Context
Used to fire the first shot at the Barnard panther
Acquisition
Accession
1968.15
Source or Donor
Raymond, Ernestine Brownell
Acquisition Method
Gift
Made/Created
Manufacturer
Golcher, Joseph
Date made
1850 - 1860
Place
City
Philadelphia
State/Province
Pennsylvania
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Shotgun, Single-Barrel
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
Shotgun
Nomenclature Sub-Class
Firearms
Nomenclature Class
Armaments
Nomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
