Collection Highlights
Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.052.56.GrantUniform.Photos.
Medium:
Photograph
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Luce Center
Winchester Single Shot High Wall Musket, Second Model
Object Number:
INV.7852
Date:
1899-1920
Medium:
Wood, steel
Dimensions:
barrel length: 27 7/8 in. ( 70.8 cm )
Overall: 34 5/8 in. ( 87.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: barrel tang: "TRADE MARK/WINCHESTER/REG.U.S. PAT. OFF. 8 FGN."
stamped: barrel: "22 SHORT" and "PW" and "MANUFACTURED BY THE WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO./NEW HAVEN CONN. U.S.A. PATENTED OCTOBER 7 1879"
stamped: breech: "PW"
stamped: trigger g
Description:
Wood and steel musket; stamped marks on barrel, breech, trigger guard, barrel tang, and breechblock.
Gallery Label:
Among a long line of firearms patented by John Browning and manufactured by Winchester, the Highwall Musket was a variation of the Winchester Single Shot Rifle.
Credit Line:
Gift of the U.S. Coast Guard Supply Center, 1953
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
