Breech-Loading Needlefire Rifle
Object type: Breech-loading needlefire rifle
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Köthen
Artist: R. Berger
Artist bio: German, active ca. 1844–1870
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: German
Date: mid-19th century
Medium: Steel, wood, horn
Dimensions: L. 46 1/4 in. (117.5 cm)
Classification: Firearms
Geography:  Köthen  Saxony-Anhalt   
Credit line: Gift of Eric Vaule, in memory of Anne Lyman Vaule, 1998
Accession year: 1998