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