Long Rifle, 1758

Summary

Long guns or fowling pieces were primarily for hunting. The long barrel aided accuracy. This gun was made in 1758 by Medad Hills of Goshen, a gun-making center in northwest Connecticut near the colonial iron foundries. It was made for Noah North of nearby Torrington. Hills had a contract to supply muskets for the Connecticut Committee of Safety in 1776.

Long guns or fowling pieces were primarily for hunting. The long barrel aided accuracy. This gun was made in 1758 by Medad Hills of Goshen, a gun-making center in northwest Connecticut near the colonial iron foundries. It was made for Noah North of nearby Torrington. Hills had a contract to supply muskets for the Connecticut Committee of Safety in 1776.

Artifact

Rifle (Long gun)

Date Made

1758

Henry Ford Museum
 On Exhibit

at Henry Ford Museum in Guns

Object ID

71.145.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Steel (Alloy)
Brass (Alloy)
Maple (Wood)
Hickory (Wood)

Dimensions

Length: 67.5 in

Inscriptions

on left side: NOAH NORTH Brass thumb plate on throat is marked 4 / 1758 / 4 Brass butt plate engraved in script: MADE / BY MEDAD HILLS AT / GOSHEN.

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