From collection Mount Desert Island Historical Society - Objects Collection
Rifle
Marked William Read Boston. Ramrod intact. Lock by Read & Son probably a replacement, it does not match drum. Full stock. Brass buttplate, iron furniture. Ignition: caplock Wood: walnut fullstock Caliber: 12 gage Donor info . property of John Somes son of Abraham Somes.
Details
circa 1840
Length . 60.75" Barrel . 44" l stock . 16" l
MDIHS: Sound School House Archive Storage, Row 3, Unit 2, Shelf 7 (floor)
12/11/1997
10/15/2011
Rifle; Rifle; Marked William Read Boston. Ramrod intact. Lock by Read & Son probably a replacement, it does not match drum. Full stock. Brass buttplate, iron furniture. Ignition: caplock Wood: walnut fullstock Caliber: 12 gage Donor info . property of John Somes son of Abraham Somes.
09/19/2024
