Barrel inscribed "Rutter USA". Includes multiple documents framed with books about Illinois history and the Blackhawk War that attribute this rifle as having been carried by an Illinois frontiersman named Nate Craig. The documents state that the rifle was acquired from the Miller farm, which is now part of Mississippi Palisades State Park, sometime in the 1930s. The framed books, pictures, and documents measure 33 1/4 x 37 1/4" overall.

Good with gray and brown patina, moderate oxidation/pitting, some newer components, heated colors on the hammer, and cracks and repairs in the refinished stock. Mechanically fine.