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- Percussion Rifle, circa 1855 -
- circa 1855
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Percussion Rifle, circa 1855
- Triplett and Scott Carbine, 1864-1865 -
- 1864-1865
- Collections - Artifact
Triplett and Scott Carbine, 1864-1865
- Flintlock Lorenzoni Repeating Rifle, circa 1680 -
- circa 1680
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Flintlock Lorenzoni Repeating Rifle, circa 1680
- Flintlock Pennsylvania Rifle, circa 1810 - This is a splendid example of a Pennsylvania-made long rifle, a specialty of German immigrant communities. With over forty decorative inlays depicting eagles, shields, hearts, and abstract decorations, this rifle is an elaborate work of art, no doubt viewed with pride by its owner, perhaps a member of a Pennsylvania militia.
- circa 1810
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Flintlock Pennsylvania Rifle, circa 1810
This is a splendid example of a Pennsylvania-made long rifle, a specialty of German immigrant communities. With over forty decorative inlays depicting eagles, shields, hearts, and abstract decorations, this rifle is an elaborate work of art, no doubt viewed with pride by its owner, perhaps a member of a Pennsylvania militia.
- Farmer with His Dog and Gun, circa 1910 -
- circa 1910
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Farmer with His Dog and Gun, circa 1910
- Long Rifle, 1758 - Long guns or fowling pieces were primarily for hunting. The long barrel aided accuracy. This gun was made in 1758 by Medad Hills of Goshen, a gun-making center in northwest Connecticut near the colonial iron foundries. It was made for Noah North of nearby Torrington. Hills had a contract to supply muskets for the Connecticut Committee of Safety in 1776.
- 1758
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Long Rifle, 1758
Long guns or fowling pieces were primarily for hunting. The long barrel aided accuracy. This gun was made in 1758 by Medad Hills of Goshen, a gun-making center in northwest Connecticut near the colonial iron foundries. It was made for Noah North of nearby Torrington. Hills had a contract to supply muskets for the Connecticut Committee of Safety in 1776.
- American Percussion Target Rifle, circa 1840 -
- circa 1840
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American Percussion Target Rifle, circa 1840
- Henry Repeating Rifle, circa 1865 - Designed by Benjamin Tyler Henry in 1860, the Henry Repeating Rifle was a major advancement in the repeating rifle. With a new bolt, firing pin and ammunition, it was much faster and more reliable than earlier repeaters. It gained fame during the Civil War, with more than 10,000 in use. The rifle was the basis for the 1866 Winchester Repeating Rifle.
- circa 1865
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Henry Repeating Rifle, circa 1865
Designed by Benjamin Tyler Henry in 1860, the Henry Repeating Rifle was a major advancement in the repeating rifle. With a new bolt, firing pin and ammunition, it was much faster and more reliable than earlier repeaters. It gained fame during the Civil War, with more than 10,000 in use. The rifle was the basis for the 1866 Winchester Repeating Rifle.
- Confederate Richmond Rifle-Musket, 1864 - During the Civil War, the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, was also a center of arms manufacture for the South. At Richmond's armory, workmen made rifles like this one on machinery taken from the United States armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. This captured machinery turned out near-copies of the U.S.-model rifles made in the Federal armories in the North.
- 1864
- Collections - Artifact
Confederate Richmond Rifle-Musket, 1864
During the Civil War, the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia, was also a center of arms manufacture for the South. At Richmond's armory, workmen made rifles like this one on machinery taken from the United States armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. This captured machinery turned out near-copies of the U.S.-model rifles made in the Federal armories in the North.
- Flintlock Rifle, circa 1725 -
- circa 1725
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Flintlock Rifle, circa 1725