2000.0002 Percussion Rifle
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Rifle (Percussion rifle)

  • Category:

    Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing

  • Creator (Role):

    Henry C. Burns (Maker)

  • Place of Origin:

    Lewisburg, Preble, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America

  • Date:

    1845-1860

  • Materials:

    Iron; German silver; Brass; Wood

  • Museum Object Number:

    2000.0002


  • Complete Details



Object Number

2000.0002

Object Name

Rifle (Percussion rifle)

Category

Weapons, Hunting, and Fishing

Credit Line/Donor

Museum Purchase with funds provided by an anonymous donor and the Robert and Bobbie Falk Philanthropic Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund

Creator (Role)

Henry C. Burns (Maker)
1825-1890

Place of Origin

Lewisburg, Preble, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America

Date

1845-1860

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Barrel, top; "H. BURNS" inset
2. Mark; Percussion lock; "T. DAVIDSON & CO." stamped
3. Mark; Barrel, underside near breech; "I. WILT DAYTON, O." stamped

Materials

Iron; German silver; Brass; Wood

Dimensions (inches)

9 (H) , 54 (L) , 2 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

22.86 (H) , 137.16 (L) , 5.08 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Fennimore, Donald L. 2004 Iron at Winterthur.
Published: pp. 206-209, cat. no. 99.