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Artist
Alvan Pratt
1790 - 1877
Date12/1/1859-12/31/1859
Terms
- Rifles
- Metal
- Pewter
- Silver
- Steel
- Walnut
- Concord (Massachusetts)
MarkingsMarked on side of barrell: "A.PRATT./CONCORD.MSS." [the MSS is inverted]; marked on barrel "12/59" [December 1859] and "6/69"; marked on barrel "C.STEEL" [cast steel] and and eagle head [Asa Waters (1769-1842), Sutton, MA]; Lock marked "WILLIAM READ/BOSTON."
Credit LineGift of Henry J. Dane; Paula and Seymour DiMare; Ralph Earle and Jane Mendillo; Pat and Farouk El-Baz; John Hickling; Reed Holden; Jonathan and Judy Keyes; Jenny Masters and Larry Curtiss; Dexter and Julia Wang; Michael and Roxanne Zak; and Chip and Margaret Ziering (2015)
Object number2015.7.7
DescriptionHalf-stock match rifle with percussion ignition, octagonal-to-round barrel, hooded bead front sight, ramp sight, and sliding gate peep sight. One barrel key; pewter forearm cap. Brass-tipped wooden ramrod with worm.
