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Title
Long
rifle
Subject
American
long
rifles
;
Kentucky
rifle
;
Firearms
;
Long
guns
;
Worthington
,
Thomas
,
1773-1827
Time Period
1800s
Place
Adena
;
Chillicothe
(Ohio)
;
Ross
County
(Ohio)
Description
Curly
maple
full-stock
flintlock
rifle
with "
fancy
"
engraved
patch
box
with
seven
openings
to
wood-carved
scroll
in
front
of
patch
box
. The
rifle
,
shown
on a
gun
rack
with a
second
rifle
,
is
made
of
maple
,
steel
(alloy)
, and
silver
. The
underside
of the
stock
has
additional
carving
. There
is
relief
carving
in the
front
and
back
of
cheek
piece
. An
eight-pointed
inlet
silver
star
is
above
the
raised
cheek
piece
.
Silver
thumb
piece
is
on
top
of
stock
. The
lock
plate
is
marked
"
Ketland
&
Co.
"
Ownership
is
attributed
to
James
T
.
Worthington
(third
child
and
eldest
son
of
Governor
Thomas
Worthington)
and to
Governor
Worthington
.
According
to
Larry
Bryner
,
who
restored
the
gun
in
August
2001
, the
gun's
manufacturer
lived
in
Hagerstown
,
Maryland
. The
American
long
rifle
(commonly
called
the
Kentucky
rifle
or
Pennsylvania
rifle)
was the
most
accurate
long-range
gun
available
during
the
Revolutionary
era
and the
decades
of
early
nationhood
.
It
was a
muzzle-loading
flintlock
rifle
manufactured
mainly
in
Pennsylvania
. Its
characteristics
included
a
long
barrel
,
maple
stock
,
brass
fittings
, and
ornamental
openwork
mounts
.
Date of Original
ca.
1808
Collection
Adena
Collection
Source
H
27660
Format
Object
;
Picture
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
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Type
StillImage
File Name
H27660.tif
Image Height
693
Image Width
2748
File Size
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