Percussion Longrifle
Object type: Percussion longrifle
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: American, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Artist: Benjamin J. Kough
Artist bio: American, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania 1824–1850 Ebensburgh, Pennsylvania
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: American
Date: ca. 1845–50
Medium: Wood (maple), iron, steel. brass, silver
Dimensions: L. 53 ½ in. (135.89 cm); barrel L. 39 in. (99.06 cm); Cal. .44 in. (11.2 mm)
Classification: Firearms-Guns-Percussion
Geography:    Pennsylvania   
Credit line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Chilton, Jr. Gift, 2020
Accession year: 2020