At the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum, we have a beautiful large-caliber sporting rifle. This rifle was made circa 1800 and used to bring down North America’s largest game. “Henry Perkins Hartland VT” is inscribed into the gun. Though it’s not a military-grade gun, it has been in our collection since 1932.
Large-caliber sporting rifle (circa 1800) 
Large-caliber sporting rifle (circa 1800) 
Large-caliber sporting rifle (circa 1800) 
Large-caliber sporting rifle (circa 1800) 
Large-caliber sporting rifle (circa 1800) 
Large-caliber sporting rifle (circa 1800) 
Large-caliber sporting rifle (circa 1800) 
Large-caliber sporting rifle (circa 1800) 
Large-caliber sporting rifle (circa 1800)
