Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Percussion rifle, belgian made, boys rifle
Object Number:
INV.5730
Date:
1845-1865
Medium:
Wood, iron, brass
Dimensions:
barrel length: 29 1/4 in. ( 74.3 cm )
Overall: 44 3/4 in. ( 113.7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: barrel: "E/LG" (Liege, Belgium barrel proof); "BELGIUM"
Description:
Wood, iron, and brass percussion rifle; iron furniture; brass and iron-capped wooden ramrod; stamped mark at breech end of barrel.
Gallery Label:
This rifle was probably made for a boy.
Credit Line:
Gift of the U.S. Coast Guard Supply Center, 1953
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
