Percussion Rifle
Object type: Percussion rifle
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Munich
Artist: Carl Stiegele
Artist bio: German, active in Ingolstadt and Munich ca. 1860
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1865
Medium: Steel, wood (walnut), gold, glass, silver
Dimensions: L. 43 3/8 in. (110.2 cm); L. of barrel 27 5/8 in. (70.2 cm); Cal. .45 in. (11.4 mm); Wt. 8 lb. 1 oz. (3657.1 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Percussion
Geography:  Munich     
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1974
Accession year: 1974