British percussion double barrel shotgun

Titles: British percussion double barrel shotgun (Supplied title)

Description: Percussion lock 24 gauge double barrel shotgun. The gun was used by Joseph Rolette, a fur trader from Pembina (now in North Dakota) who established a cart route from the Red River to Saint Paul, Minnesota and the Territorial Legislator who prevented the capital from moving from Saint Paul to Saint Peter, Minnesota. The shotgun has bar locks, a checkered straight walnut stock, iron mountings engraved with foliate scrolls, and a plain ramrod. Made by Edward and William Boyd in London, England.

Dates

• Approximately 1850 (Creation)
• Not earlier than 1850 - Not later than 1871 (Use)
• 1853 - 1855 (Dates Rolette served as Territorial Legislator.) (Use)
• 1856 - 1857 (Dates Rolette served on the Territorial Council.) (Use)

Creation

• made by: E. & M. Bond
• owned/used by: Rolette, Joseph

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 9688.2

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 116.4 centimeters length (overall)
• 72.8 centimeters length (barrel)

Subjects

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