'Mountain' Flintlock Rifle

Pennsylvania
1760 – 1770

This southern mountain type rifle has an open grease hold. The grease was needed to lubricate the bullet patches.

Barrel .66/100 caliber. Weight 7.1 lbs
Steel, iron, wood. L 137.8 (barrel L 99.7), W 5 cm
The George C. Neumann Collection,
Valley Forge National Historical Park, VAFO 172