M1819 Hall type rifle with a percussion cap ignition system. There is a remnant of a paper label on the butt of the gun. What remains reads, "by the / il Butter / leans / Charles / Vt / uter". Marked "U.S. / S. NORTH".
Acquisition
Accession
1961.10
Acquisition Method
Found in Collection
Made/Created
Artist
North, Simeon (1765-1852)
Date made
1800 - 1850
Place
City
Middletown
State/Province
Connecticut
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
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
