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Flintlock Rifle

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Flintlock Rifle

Jacob Kuntz (American, Allentown, Pennsylvania 1780–1876 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

Date:: ca. 1810–15
Culture:: American, Pennsylvania
Medium:: Engraved steel, brass; maple inlaid with engraved brass, silver, bone, horn
Dimensions:: Length, 59 1/4 in. (150.5 cm) Barrel length, 43 in. (109.22 cm) Weight, 9 lb. 13 oz. (4451 g) Caliber, .46
Classification:: Firearms
Credit Line:: Gift of Wilfrid Wood, 1956
Accession Number:: 42.22

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Description

This rifle is an early example of Kuntz's work, perhaps made about 1810, when he moved from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, to Philadelphia. The restrained Rococo style carving of the stocks and the confident treatment of the engraved brass inlays demonstrate his early mastery of the techniques that distinguish him as one of Philadelphia's finest gunmakers.
Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Inscription: Inscribed: (on lock) scrollwork (see cards for illustration) (on barrel) J. Kuntz
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