Rifle, Long
Object number94.51.537
Made by
William Schreckengost
Manufacturer
Riddle
Date1860
MediumMaple wood; Steel; Brass; German silver
Credit LineTransfer from Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Gift of the August Schneider family
DescriptionHalf-stocked long rifle. Very narrow stock appears to be maple, grain-painted to resemble a tiger figure; number of German-silver inlays, including scrolls, pinwheels & pineapples; openwork patchbox decorations in engraved brass, w/ pine-cone finial; deep-cut checkering at wrist; hardwood ramrod in 3 thimbles; percussion lock; browned octagonal barrle w/brass & pewter cap at end of stock; brass triggerguard & double set triggers;Dimensions1.75 x 5 x 55.2499 in. (4.4 x 12.7 x 140.3 cm)MarksLock is stamped: "Riddle" in a scroll. Engraved on top of barrel in script: "Wm Shreckengost"
Historical NotesThis long rifle was made by William Shreckengost. The lock was made by Riddle.Label TextTraditional German folk designs appear in several forms, such as the engraved inlay elements that decorate this long rifle by Armstrong County gunsmith William Shreckengost. The foliated vines and compass rose ornaments turn up frequently on painted furniture, frakturs, and quilt motifs from German settlements. Like numerous other gunsmiths throughout the state, Shreckengost is descended from German immigrants who introduced the art of rifle making into Pennsylvania.
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