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 gun rifle firearm weapon iron steel wood walnut metal, the inside of the cock crumbled crowned G and loose crown on the rooster bolt debossed M on tail engraved 1815 on loop engraved in the height of room 1838 and crowned GF front cordon bracket wrecked crown above front strap ring stamped oval brand unreadable on rear cordon bracket debossed oval mark unreadable on bottom plate smashed oval mark unreadable on flask circular burnt mark unreadable same location on cob incised LN army militia war bullet gunpowder infantry Military gunner militaria orphanage Reformed Burgerweeshuis Gereformeerd Burger Weeshuis Rotterdam City Center Stadsdriehoek Goudsewagenstraat boy exercise exercise disciplinary discipline After disposal of the weapons in the army at the militia in use until around 1870. Then with the boys of the Reformed Burg orphanage for exercise purposes

Date

1870

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT19B44_429

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 gun rifle firearm weapon iron steel wood walnut metal Sappurs rifle transformed fireproof lock frontloader ankle loops smooth barrel loose ramrod large bayonet fittings Cupped flask crumbled fired hammer 8 1830 embossed crown rudder unrecognizable mark rooster crowned inside cock crumbled crowned bolt debossed tail engraved 1815 lograved height room 1838 crowned GF front cordon bracket wrecked front strap ring stamped oval wandrear cordon mark bottom plate smashed flask circular burnt location cob incised LN army militia war bullet gunpowder infantry Military gunner militaria orphanage Reformed Burgerweeshuis Gereformeerd Burger Weeshuis City Center Stadsdriehoek Goudsewagenstraat boy exercise disciplinary discipline disposal weapons 1870 Then Burg