Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lock plate assembly and hammer for percussion rifle
Object Number:
INV.8660
Date:
1862
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 in. ( 14 cm )
Marks:
stamped: lockplate center: "1862/TOWER"; crown at tail.
Description:
Iron percussion lock; lockplate with hammer; stamped marks at center and tail of lockplate.
Gallery Label:
This lock was mounted on an Enfield musket or rifle-musket.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
