Markham King Air Rifle circa 1904  

  Markham King Air Rifle circa 1904 - Single Shot.

With thanks to Sean Campbell, imaging manager of the Buffalo Bill Centre of the West in Cody, Wyoming, for permission to post these pics of a gun held in the Cody Firearms Museum. The blurb accompanying this gun follows.

Accession Number: 1993.8.59

Date : 1905-1920

Dimensions: L: 30.25 in, Barrel length: 18.25 in, H: 7.5 in

Credit Line: Gift of Thomas K. Hutchinson

Inscription: top of barrel: King/ single shot/ Markham/ Air rifle/ Co./ Plymouth/ Mich U.S.A./ Pat 105/ 372.161/ 483.159/ 53.716/57.849/ (2 obliterated numbers) 35

Synopsis: firearm- airgun- Markham Air Rifle Co., Plymouth, MI- wood- steel- top of barrel: King/ single shot/ Markham/ Air rifle/ Co./ Plymouth/ Mich U.S.A./ Pat 105/ 372.161/ 483.159/ 53.716/57.849/ (2 obliterated numbers) 35- No. 1- .177