Rifle
Object number2004.47.1
Manufacturer
United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry
Date1803
MediumWalnut; Brass; Iron; Steel; Leather
Credit LineGift of Louis E. Wagner Sr.
DescriptionWalnut half-stock flintlock rifle. Octagonal barrel, brass buttplate, and steel ramrod.Dimensions4.5 x 2.25 x 49.4999 in. (11.4 x 5.7 x 125.7 cm)MarksArmorer's monogram on reverse side of stock engraved in wood. Stamp with "V" in top section. US mark next to another mark, consisting of a "P".
Lockplate has a depiction of the seal of the U.S. wtih "US" printed below it. Lockplate is also marked: "HARPER'S FERRY / 1803.
Historical NotesA U.S. Model 1803 flintlock rifle, made at United State Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Va. This type of gun was carried on the Lewis & Clark expedition into the Louisiana Territory.
Subjects
On View
On view
c.1790
1835-1845
