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Smoothbore flintlock shotgun (

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Creator

Title

Smoothbore flintlock shotgun

Description

English or french smoothbore flintlock shotgun (fowling piece) w/ walnut half - stock + 1/2 bore. Gun has engraved iron mounting + tapered octagon-to-round barrel. Checking on bottom of stock around back of trigger guard. 6 pewter inlays on stock: 2 on each side of forearm, 1 on top of wrist, + 1 on toe. Inlay on toe is in shaped of hunting dog. Butt has some scars + scratches + 3 repaired places at butt-plate. (B) is tapered ramrod.; Converted to percussion + then back to flintlock; 10 replacement parts in firing mechanism including screws - Schippers 1976 # engraved on trigger guard. Spring in document file. 3/5/09 Additional Info: Filled rifle barrel with wax. This is as a result of historic gun being loaded.

Collection

Conner Prairie

	Location	Indiana , United States
	Coordinates	39° 59′ 03.5″ N, 86° 01′ 52.8″ W
	Established	1930
	Website	www.connerprairie.org
	Authority file	: Q5161775 ISNI: 0000000404811820

Source/Photographer

This file was contributed to Wikimedia Commons by Conner Prairie as part of a cooperation project. The donation was facilitated by the Digital Public Library of America, via its partner Indiana Memory.

Record in source catalog
DPLA identifier: 25f3b36a44c083f25674ea5d7f59f241
Conner Prairie identifier: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/CPTCPR/id/61

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