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Flintlock Longrifle

Samuel Baum Sr.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Flintlock longrifle with brown wooden stock, featuring intricate inlays of brass and silver. The rifle has a brass butt plate and side plate. The stock displays a decorative silver inlay near the breech. The lock is made of intricately shaped metal. A small trigger guard is present. The rifle's barrel is long and slender. The overall appearance suggests an 18th-century firearm. Flintlock Longrifle by Samuel Baum Sr.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1830–40
Medium
Steel, wood (curly maple, ash), brass, silver, bone
Culture
American, New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania
Dimensions
599 × 337 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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