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Belgian double barrel shotgun
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| Description | Belgian double-barreled percussion shotgun. The shotgun was reportedly used by Native American scout John Other Day during the 1862 U.S. - Dakota War while escorting white settlers from the Yellow Medicine Agency to Hutchinson, Minnesota. The gun has a straight walnut stock with an iron butt plate and a replaced trigger guard. The bar locks, butt plate and butt plate tang have coarse foliate scroll engraving. The shotgun's Damascus barrels have shortened and a brass bead sight was added afterward. The underside of each barrel has provisional and standard-load proofs from Liege, Belgium. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 87.5 centimeters length overall 48.6 centimeters length barrel 19 1/8 inches length barrels cut off |
| Nomenclature | Shotgun |
| Creation | Made in Liege, Belgium |
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Used by: Other Day, John Made in Liege, Belgium Used in Hutchinson, McLeod County, Minnesota, United States Used in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States Used in U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 Dakota Indians--Wars, 1862-1865--Equipment and supplies. Firearms. Armament. Tools & Equipment. Firearms |
| Dates | Creation: Not earlier than 1840 - Not later than 1860 Use: Exactly 1862 |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 3315.H461 |
