Rifle, Long
Object number2014.45.12
Manufacturer
Caleb Worley
Datec. 1793
OriginPA
MediumWood/Metal/Brass
Credit LineGift of Bayer Corporation
DescriptionDark and light brown striped wood and brass long rifle. Curved brass butt plate attached to the butt stock with pins. The right side of the butt stock features a rectangular patch box, which does not open, with a surrounding decorative plate attached with flathead screws and pins. Brass trigger guard curved backward and attached to the bottom of the butt stock forming a grip. Lockplate features carved detailing and an inscription. The forestock runs the length of the barrel and is attached with barrel pins surrounded by brass plates. The forestock is capped at the end with a brass plate. The ram rod is attached to the forestock with two brass loops and a brass plate. The left side of the butt stock has a semi-circle brass plate attached with pins. The opposite side of the firing mechanism has two decorative brass plates with two flat head screws in it.Dimensions10.75 x 2 x 58 in. (27.3 x 5.1 x 147.3 cm)InscriptionsPlate: "CALEB WORLEY" "CIRCA 1793 / CUMBERLAND COUNTY".
Marks"WARRANTED".
"C M".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of Pennsylvania-Kentucky rifles that hung in Bayer's headquarters and documented the work of gun makers from various areas of Pennsylvania. Each rifle reflects the style of its particular maker and his school. The name Kentucky rifle is a generic term for guns made in muzzle loaders, hence the term Pennsylvania-Kentucky rifles. These particular firearms show the evolution of firearms development in Pennsylvania from earlier German, English, and French styles of rifle making. The earliest ones originate in Lancaster County and then spread west through the Pennsylvania counties.
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1835-1845