Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly owned by Lame Deer (Minneconjou Lakota, ca. 1821-1877); collected after his death in 1877 by General Nelson A. Miles (1839-1925, US Army); inherited by his children, Major General Sherman Miles (1882-1966) and Cecelia Miles Reber (Mrs. Samuel K. Reber, 1869-1952); donated to MAI by Major General Sherman Miles and Cecelia Miles Reber in 1925.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Non-Indian; collected from the Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux)
- Artist/Maker
- J. Stevens Arms and Tool Company (Springfield Arms), Chicopee, Massachusetts, 1864-1920
- Previous owner
- Lame Deer, Minneconjou Lakota (Minniconjou Sioux), ca. 1821-1877
- Collector
- General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
- Donor
- Major General Sherman Miles, Non-Indian, 1882-1966
- Cecelia Miles Reber (Cecelia Sherman Miles/Mrs. Samuel K. Reber), Non-Indian, 1869-1952
- Previous owner
- General Nelson A. Miles (Nelson Appleton Miles), Non-Indian, 1839-1925
- Date created
- 1873-1877
- Object Name
- Springfield Model 1873 .45 caliber trapdoor rifle
- Media/Materials
- Wood, metal
- Techniques
- Commercially produced/manufactured
- Dimensions
- 134.7 x 6.9 x 13.8 cm
- Object Type
- Firearms and accessories
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