Winchester Model 1894 Takedown Rifle (serial no. 311946) with Box of Sights

Medium

Steel, gold, platinum, silver, wood (walnut), leather, textile

Dimensions

Rifle (a): L. 40 in. (101.6 cm); L. of barrel 21 in. (53.3 cm); Cal. .30 in. (7.62 mm); Wt. 6 lb. 13.9 oz. (3114 g); box of sights (b): 5 13/16 x 3 x 1 1/8 in. (14.76 x 7.62 x 2.86 cm); Wt. 2.9 oz. (82 g); rear sight (c): 1 15/16 x 11/16 in. (4.92 x 1.75 cm); Wt. 0.35 oz. (10 g); front sight (d): 3/8 x 7/16 in. (0.95 x 1.11 cm); Wt. less than 0.01 oz. (less than 1 g); front sight (e): 3/8 x 7/16 in. (0.95 x 1.11 cm); Wt. less than 0.01 oz. (less than 1 g); front sight bracket (f): 13/16 x 7/8 in. (2.06 x 2.22 cm); Wt. 0.05 oz. (2 g); front sight (g): 3/8 x 5/8 in. (0.95 x 1.59 cm); Wt. 0.15 oz. (4 g); front sight (h): 11/16 x 5/8 in. (1.75 x 1.59 cm); Wt. 0.10 oz. (3 g); spare breach strap screw (i): L. 2 in. (5.08 cm); head Diam. 5/16 in. (0.79 cm); Wt. 0.35 oz. (10 g); spare set screw (j): L. 3/16 in. (0.48 cm); Diam. 3/16 in. (0.48 cm); Wt. less than 0.01 oz. (less than 1 g)

Classification

Firearms-Guns

Culture

American, New Haven, Connecticut

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of The Robert M. Lee Foundation, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2018

Accession Number

2018.856.5a–j