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Breech-Loading Needlefire Rifle

Gunsmith R. Berger German
mid-19th century
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Breech-Loading Needlefire Rifle
  • Gunsmith: R. Berger (German, active ca. 1844–1870)
  • Date: mid-19th century
  • Geography: Köthen, Saxony-Anhalt
  • Culture: German, Köthen
  • Medium: Steel, wood, horn
  • Dimensions: L. 46 1/4 in. (117.5 cm)
  • Classification: Firearms
  • Credit Line: Gift of Eric Vaule, in memory of Anne Lyman Vaule, 1998
  • Object Number: 1998.464
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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