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Flintlock Rifle c. 1775 - 1803
Maple, steel, brass, silver | 154.0 x 16.0 cm (length) | RCIN 61069
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A flintlock rifle with octagonal steel barrel, brass mounts and engraved patch box; the lock engraved D Egg. Curly maple stock inlaid on the butt with a 13-point silver star engraved with inscription UNITED STATES WE ARE ONE and a silver escutcheon plate engraved JT for Colonel John Thomas, American riflemen.
Provenance
Belonged to Colonel John Thomas, commander of the Spartan regiment of militia in South Carolina. His son Captain Robert Thomas had the rifle at the Battle of Mudlick Creek, 2nd March 1781. It was subsequently refurbished in London by the gunsmith Durs Egg and presented to George IV by Major George Hanger.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Maple, steel, brass, silver
Measurements
154.0 x 16.0 cm (length)
Category
Bibliographic reference(s)
Laking AA : Laking, G.F., 1904. The Armoury of Windsor Castle, London
Royal Sporting Guns at Windsor. HMSO London 1968
Place of Production
United States of America
