Object Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
115 |
Object Name |
Rifle, Long |
Description |
Rifle, full stock Kentucky style, single shot, percussion, muzzle loader. Caliber is approx. .38. Barrel is 43 7/8" long, octagon, 7/8" across flats. Triggers are single set. Circa 1840s-1860s. Markings, 'W.W.Tweed' on the stock, 'M. Sells' on the barrel. |
Makers mark |
Top of barrel "M. Sells" Lock plate "Tyler Division Cincinnati |
Date |
1840-1860 |
Year Range from |
1840 |
Year Range to |
1860 |
Provenance |
Firearm (gun) probably from the Ohio Valley, made for civilian use. |
Credit line |
Anonymous |