The only marking found is an unclear stamp on the underside of the side plate. Other similar rifles date to Pennsylvania in the era just before and around the American Revolution. The undeveloped floral motif on the patch box finial and comparatively light overall ornamentation further suggest this era of manufacture. Many of these earlier guns are unmarked. It has the blade and notch sights commonly seen on "Kentucky" rifles, a plain trigger, and a dark, oil finished maple stock with moulding along the forend, brass nose cap and other furniture, cheekpiece, and relief floral carving that extends from ahead of the cheekpiece, along its edge, and to the rear of the butt in one continual line with symmetrical floral motif at the rear instead of the more common rococo "C" scrolls. Only the patch box is engraved.