Over-Under Rifle
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MAKER: American Maker
MADE IN: Unknown
CALIBER: .59 Caliber
DATE: 1840-1859
DIMENSIONS: 39 ½” Length: 55 ½” Height: 9 ¼”
INSCRIPTION:Serial Number (N/A) / Butt: metal cutout of a bird, Eagle with partial claw
CREDIT LINE: Guns from the Browning-Cowan Family
OBJECT ID: 986-12-044
The substantial caliber of this rifle would be enough to take down a grizzly bear or a bison. This was the type of eastern-made gun that was carried into the trans-Mississippi West by traders, hunters, and pioneers.