Whaling Gun
whaling gun
WHALING GEAR - GUNSBrand, Christopher Crandall
USA, CT, Norwich
After 1852
metal
Overall: 6 5/8 x 38 x 2 1/4 in.
Brand No. 2 muzzle-loaded, percussion shoulder whaling gun with cast iron skeleton stock; 38" long, 22" barrel with 1-1/8"bore; approx. 20 lbs.; hammer intact; with lanyard ring; ramrod 1999.117.3 in place under barrel. Made by Christopher Crandall Brand, Norwich, CT, after 1852; includes case (1999.117.1AB), 2 ramrods (1999.117.3-4), 3 bomb lances (5-7), 2 bomb lance fuse tubes (1999.117.8-9), bomb lance tip and hook (1999.117.10-11), wad cutter (1999.117.12), bullet mold (1999.117.13), and bevel (1999.117.14).
1999.117.2