Title

Sapper's gun M1815 or percussion gun with ramrod and bayonet, used by the boys of the Reformed Orphanage, Rotterdam, rifle

Caption

Sapper's gun M1815 or percussion gun with ramrod and bayonet, used by the boys of the Reformed Orphanage, Rotterdam, rifle rifle percussion rifle rifle firearm weapon iron steel wood walnut metal, grip base plate debossed and badly visible probably crowned JB on the flask circular burnt mark in the middle GH upper edge DELFT bottom edge 1844 same location on the flask rudiment of at least two brands of the same size as readable brand in the back flask notched LN army militia war bullet gunpowder infantry Military monastery gunman militaria orphanage Gereformeerd Burgerweeshuis Gereformeerd Burger Weeshuis Rotterdam City center Stadsdriehoek Goudsewagen street boy exercise exercise disciplinary discipline After disposal of the weapons in the army at the militia in use until about 1870. Then with the boys of the Gereformeerd Burgerweeshuis for exercise purposes

Date

1844

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT19B44_423

Model release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64,6Mb (1,4Mb) / 19,4in x 13,0in / 5808 x 3888 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sapper' gun M1815 percussion ramrod bayonet boys Reformed Orphanage Rotterdam rifle percussion rifle firearm weapon iron steel wood walnut metal plate cock Sappurs rifle transformed fireproof lock frontloader ankle loops smooth barrel loose ramrod large bayonet fittings Cupped flask crumbled fired 56 1830 lockplate crown panrudiment smashed crown sign unrecognizably rooster crowned inside loose chamfered G-chiselled chamber back debossed front cordon bracket debossed crowned markfront stringer ring crowned T cordonband oval backside backgame screw grip base badly visible JB flask circular burnt middle GH upper DELFT bottom 1844 location rudiment two marks readable mark notched LN army militia war bullet gunpowder infantry Military monastery gunman militaria orphanage Gereformeerd Burgerweeshuis Burger Weeshuis City center Stadsdriehoek