1960.50

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ID Number

1960.50

Category

T&E For Science & Technology

Sub-category

armament T&E - firearm

Item Name

gun

Maker

Jones, J.M.

Materials

wood, unknown; metal, steel

Measurements

47-1/2inx5-3/4inx2-1/2in(d)

Description

double barrel shotgun and rifle; one round barrel over the other; 2 percussion hammers; side firing; brass butt plate patch box and trigger guard; crescent-shaped butt; 2 ramrod pipes; ramrod thimble; front and rear sights; brass tipped at both ends; one end unscrews to reveal screw tip; traces of browning, varnished; knurled wrist; engraving on back plate and upper tang

History

Made by James Monroe Jones, 1821-1905. Jones was the first and only black gunsmith in Canada at the time and was also one of the best craftsman. Jones was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. After graduating in 1849 from Oberlin College, Ohio, he moved to Chatham, Canada West, where he became a gunsmith. He was married in 1854 in London, Canada West. Jones's yellow frame house and shop were on Head Street (now Grand Ave.) in Chatham. He is said to have been able to speak seven languages, including Latin. After half a century's residence in Chatham, Jones died in Ann Arbor Michigan.

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

Y

Subjects

Blacks subject

Chatham (Ont.) place

Manufacturing subject

Weapon subject