SN110675, One of the First
Five Long Range Rifles Used in the 1879 Creedmoor Matches
Issued by Capt. H.G. Litchfield to Sergeant Dennis Geary in August
1879
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This six grooved caliber .45-80 long range rifle (SN110675) is reported
in Frank
Mallory's serial
number records as one of the five rifles used at Creedmoor during the 1879
matches (See Book II page 222).These guns were equipped with Hotchkiss
style butt stocks, wood pistol grips and Freeman F. Bull's special rear
sights. It is one of 33 LRRs made in 1879. The
gun was shipped from the
National Armory to Captain H.G. Litchfield, Instructor of Rifle Practice,
on July 30, 1879, immediately returned for alteration, and on
August 13, 1879, was ready for the upcoming Creedmoor National
Rifle Matches. Captain Litchfield issued SN110675 to the commanding
officer of Battery "D," 1st. Artillery, specifically for Sergeant Dennis
Geary,
a member of the Division of the Atlantic Team in 1879.
