Happy Halloween!
Series: From Our Collections
By Jeremy Dibbell
Happy Halloween from all of us at the Historical Society!
This scary little guy (or is he laughing?) is a silver gun sight attached to a ~1770s English fowling piece made by John Parkes of Birmingham, England, and originally owned by Paul Revere. The sight was probably made and attached to the barrel by Revere, who would have aimed right over the gargoyle's nose.
The gun was given to the MHS by William B. Revere in December 1931.
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| Published: Sunday, 31 October, 2010, 8:00 AM
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