Flintlock Swivel-Breech Longrifle
Object type: Swivel breech over under double barrel gun
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: American, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Artist: David Boyer
Artist bio: American, Pennsylvania, Manheim Township 1806–1883 Orwigsburg
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: American
Date: ca. 1830–40
Medium: Steel, wood (curly maple, hickory), brass, silver
Dimensions: L. 55 5/8 in. (141.3 cm); L. of barrel 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm); Cal. of smooth bore 38 in. (9.7 mm); Cal. of rifled bore .37 in. (9.4 mm); Wt. 12 lb. 3 oz. (5528.2 g)
Classification: Firearms-Guns-Flintlock
Geography:  Orwigsburg  Pennsylvania   
Credit line: Gift of Marion Eppley, 1956
Accession year: 1956