Martin Smith Jr. appears to have been born in Shrewsbury in 1797, trained under Silas Allen Jr., and purchased a shop in Greenfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, and worked there c. 1819-1836, including making Indian trade rifles for the American Fur Co. The smoothbore barrel may have originally been rifled and has "M. SMITH" crisply stamped on top, a fixed blade front sight, and a dovetailed notch rear sight. There are silver wire scroll inlays around the barrel tang. The converted lock is marked "ASHMORE/& Co/WARRANTED" and has some floral designs. The trigger is brass and is enclosed in a brass trigger guard with a distinctive pointed finial commonly found on Worcester County rifles. The four-piece patchbox has a horse head finial and wavy line and floral engraving. The wedge escutcheons are silver, and the side plates and toe plate are wavy line and floral engraved. The stock has a checkered wrist and rounded cheekpiece.