Flintlock Swivel-Breech Longrifle
David Boyer
ca. 1830–40
Medium
Steel, wood (curly maple, hickory), brass, silver
Dimensions
L. 55 5/8 in. (141.3 cm); L. of barrel 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm); Cal. of smooth bore 38 in. (9.7 mm); Cal. of rifled bore .37 in. (9.4 mm); Wt. 12 lb. 3 oz. (5528.2 g)
Classification
Firearms-Guns-Flintlock
Culture
American, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Marion Eppley, 1956
Accession Number
56.164.2