Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Date:
ca. 1793
Object Number:
1928.18
Medium:
White marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Percussion target rifle with scope: inscribed
Object Number:
1952.432
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
barrel length: 35 3/4 in. ( 90.8 cm )
Overall: 52 in. ( 132.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: lockplate: "WM. READ & SONS/BOSTON" (possibly a dealer, not a gun manufacturer)
Description:
Wood and iron percussion Schuetzen rifle; iron furniture with pewter stock tip; scroll engraving on hammer, trigger guard, and tail of lockplate; engraved birds at center of lockplate; stamped mark on lockplate.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this gun was originally donated to the American Museum of Natural History, and was later donated to the New York Historical Society.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Wilton Lloyd-Smith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
