Gun Cover

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Gun Cover

Entry/Object ID

1971.5.1

Description

Long, narrow, khaki-colored cotton canvas gun cover. There is an opening on one end that is bound in black cotton and secures with metal snaps. There is a hand-inked label that reads, "Eagle Pass, Texas / H.D. NEWTON / July 9, 1916 / Company K, 1st Inf V.N.G." along with an icon consisting of 2 guns crossed over a laurel wreath with the words, "Expert Rifleman - 200 yard range".

Context

Used by Harold Dennis Newton of Hartland, Vermont, during World War I.

Acquisition

Accession

1971.5

Source or Donor

Newton, Craig A.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Case, Gun

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Case, Armament

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Armament

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Armament Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Material

Cotton, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Newton, Harold Dennis (1895-1986)

Related Places

Place

Town

Hartland

County

Windsor County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

World War I