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1884.27.48.1

Smooth bore percussion cap long gun with ramrod and separate bayonet [1884.27.48 .2].

1884.27.48.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Smooth bore percussion cap long gun with ramrod and separate bayonet [1884.27.48 .2].
Long description
Smooth bore percussion cap long gun with ramrod and separate bayonet [.2]. The gun is muzzle-loading. The gun is stamped and dated 1849 on the lock and brasswork. The gun has a brass buttplate, trigger guard and loops securing the barrel. It has two metal strap loops on the underside.
Date / Period
Date made: 1849
Date collected
[1853-56]
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Stamped, Process Inscribed, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved
Dimensions
Length: max 1334 mm, Height: max 126 mm, Width: max 56 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.27.48.1
Research and responses

Possibly collected by Pitt Rivers during his service in the Crimea War [1853-56] in 1854. From 1851 Pitt Rivers was interested in the development of new firearms as a result of his work for the Schools of Musketry. This object was probably part of this work. [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Firearm Weapon, Firearm, Bayonet, Firearm Accessory

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