Flintlock Longrifle

ca. 1795

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 372

George Schreyer Sr. was an important member of the first generation of Pennsylvania gunsmiths who created a uniquely American style of decorated firearms. This rifle beautifully displays some of the major strengths of Schreyer's work, notably the quality, originality, and extent of the relief-carved decoration on its curly maple stock and the fine form and engraving of its brass mounts. Schreyer was a prime proponent of the York School, which influenced the style of generations of gunsmiths in neighborging Pennsylvania counties as well as parts of Maryland and Virginia.

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Title: Flintlock Longrifle
Gunsmith: George Schreyer, Sr. (American, Conewago, Pennsylvania 1739–1819 Hanover, Pennsylvania)
Date: ca. 1795
Geography: Pennsylvania
Culture: American, Pennsylvania, York County
Medium: Wood (maple), steel, iron, brass, silver
Dimensions: L. 60 ¼ in. (153); barrel L. 44 3/8 in. (115.3 cm); Cal. .50 in. (12.7 mm); L. of trigger pull 13 ½ in. (34.3 cm)
Classification: Firearms-Guns
Credit Line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Chilton Jr. Gift, 2018
Object Number: 2018.630
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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