Collection Highlights
The Dead at Gettysburg
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.164.4.38.GettysburgDead
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cut Fowler,percussion musket
Object Number:
X.156
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Wood, iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 46 1/4 in. ( 117.5 cm )
Part (barrel): 31 in. (78.7 cm)
Marks:
stamped: lockplate: "JONES"
engraved: trigger bow: "JJ" (foliate)
incised: butt stock: "J"
Description:
Wood, iron, and brass percussion rifle; French-style conversion to percussion system; brass furniture with engraved floral design on hammer and engraved lines near tail of lockplate; button-head steel ramrod; stamped mark forward of hammer on lockplate; incised letter on right side of buttstock and engraved mark on trigger bow.
Gallery Label:
Originally manufactured with a flintlock, this sporting rifle was converted to percussion with a French-style alteration, a method which was performed by private contractors during the early 1850's.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
