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Percussion Longrifle

Joseph Douglass Jr.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Longrifle with a percussion mechanism. Stock is dark brown wood with burn marks on the left side, red and orange stripes on top, and white inlays; one is an X and another is a snake. The metal is mostly gray with some brass-colored parts. Trigger guard is a U-shape made of brass, and hammer is in the down position.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1840–50
Medium
Steel, wood (curly maple, ash), brass, silver
Culture
American, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Dimensions
599 × 337 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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