Double Barrel Shotgun

Archive

-

William Bull & Sarah Wells Stone House Association Inc

Name/Title

Double Barrel Shotgun

Entry/Object ID

100379

Scope and Content

Double-Barrel Shotgun (Foreground): A 19th-century side-by-side muzzleloading shotgun utilizing a percussion cap ignition system. You can see the dual external hammers, percussion nipples (touchholes), scroll-engraved metal lockplate, and double triggers. Broadaxe / Hewing Axe (Top Center): A heavy wood-carving axe featuring a wide, single-bevel blade used historically by carpenters for squaring off round logs into timber beams. Auger Bits & Wooden Hand Tools (Background): Large hand-drilling augers with wooden handles used for boring deep holes in heavy timber framing.