Percussion Longrifle Converted to a Target Rifle

Jacob Kuntz

Date

stock and fittings, ca. 1830–40; lock, ca. 1830–40; barrel, 1862

Type

Percussion target rifle

Medium

Wood (maple), steel, brass, platinum, silver, horn, bone

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture

stock and fittings, American, Philadelphia; lock, British, London; barrel, Scottish, Edinburgh

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

2023.580.8

Credit

Gift of Laird Landmann and Kathleen Kinney Landmann, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2023