Title
Sapper's gun M1815 or percussion gun with ramrod and bayonet, used by the boys of the Gereformeerde Weeshuis, Rotterdam, rifle
Caption
Sapper's gun M1815 or percussion gun with ramrod and bayonet, used by the boys of the Gereformeerde Weeshuis, Rotterdam, rifle rifle percussion rifle gun firearm weapon iron steel wood walnut metal, the inside of the cock crumbled crowned G on tail engraved 1815 engraved in loop in the height of room 1838 and crowned GF in the chimney debossed crowned G chamber inserted at the back 392 front cordon bracket debossed crowned GF over front carrier ring debossed V-like sign and crowned V on back cordon bracket debossed sign 7? on the backplate smashed oval brand unreadable on the flask circular burnt brand unreadable same location on the cob incised LN army militia war bullet gunpowder infantry Military military militia militaria orphanage Reformed Burgerweeshuis Gereformeerd Burger Orphanage Rotterdam City center Stadsdriehoek Goudsewagenstraat boy exercise exercise discipline discipline After disposal of the weapons in the army at the shooting rifles in use until about 1870. Then at the boys of the Gereformeerd Burgerweeshuis for exercise purposes
Date
1870
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT19B44_426
Model release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
64,6Mb (1,4Mb) / 19,4in x 13,0in / 5808 x 3888 (300dpi)