Object Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
114 |
Object Name |
Rifle |
Description |
Rifle, breech loading bolt action single shot rifle. |
Makers mark |
Brown Mfg. Co. |
Date |
Circa 1871 |
Year Range from |
1871 |
Provenance |
Donor: Wattson, H.A. Received Date: 1/1/1908 Credit Line: Mr H.A. Wattson According to donor sources, this rifle was taken by Hugh McConnell from an American Indian (Native American) whom he killed after the American Indian had wounded him in the side with an arrow [No mention is made as to why the American Indian used a bow and arrow even though he was carrying a rifle]. The rifle was made by Brown MFG. Co. |
Credit line |
Mr H.A. Wattson |