Evans Repeating Rifle Co. Transition Model Lever Action Musket
Object type: Musket
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: American, Mechanic Falls, Maine and New York
Artist: Louis Daniel Nimschke|Evans Repeating Rifle Company
Artist bio: American, born Ebersdorf, Reuss Schleiz, Germany July 14, 1832–April 9, 1904 Brooklyn, New York|American, Mechanic Falls, Maine 1873–1881
Artist role: Engraver|Manufacturer
Artist nationality: American| 
Date: ca. 1876
Medium: Wood, steel, nickel
Dimensions: L. 46 5/8 in. (118.4 cm); L. of barrel 28 1/16 in. (71.3 cm); Cal. .44 in. (11.2 mm); Wt. 9 lb. (4086 g)
Classification: Firearms-Guns
Geography:  Maine|New York  Mechanic Falls|New York   
Credit line: Gift of The Robert M. Lee Foundation, 2021
Accession year: 2021