These distinctive American revolving rifles were manufactured circa 1835 to 1850 by several gunmakers based on the designs of John and James Miller. This rifle by Thomas Parker Cherington (1831-1913) of Catawissa, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, is built in the style of a classic American half-stock percussion rifle. The octagon barrel has a low dovetailed blade front sight and U-notch rear sight and is signed "T.P. CHERINGTON." A ramrod is fitted in the pipes on the under-rib, and the curly maple forend has a classic pewter cap. The buttstock is an especially attractive piece of curly maple and has brass furniture including a classic cap box on the right marked "TRYON/195" inside the lid.