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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
Museum record:
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