Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Rifle
Object Number:
1909.39
Date:
1894
Medium:
Wood, steel
Dimensions:
barrel length: 23 in. ( 58.4 cm )
Overall: 37 1/2 in. ( 95.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: receiver: "BERLIN 1894" (under coat of arms); "A3263"; "MAUSER ESPANOL MODELO 1893/MANUFACTURA LOEWE BERLIN"
Description:
Wood and steel carbine; stamped marks on receiver.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this carbine was found on San Juan Hill after its capture by American forces during the Spanish American War. It belonged to a Spanish soldier.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lyman L. McCarty
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
