Flintlock Rifle with Case and Bullet Mould Made for Colonel Jacob Bates (1746–1836)
Object type: Flintlock rifle with case and bullet mould
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: American, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Artist: Silas Allen Jr.
Artist bio: American, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, 1785–1868
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: American
Date: ca. 1820
Medium: Steel, silver, brass, wood, silver wire
Dimensions: Rifle (a); L. 55 3/4 in. (141.61 cm); L. of barrel 40 1/2 in. (102.87 cm); Cal. .51 in. (12.7 mm); Wt. 11 lb. 2 oz. (5046 g); bullet mould (c); L. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Wt. 5.6 oz. (158.8 g)
Classification: Firearms
Geography:  Shrewsbury  Massachusetts   
Credit line: Gift of Christian A. Zabriskie, 1938
Accession year: 1938