Heart Shaped Inlay Question

[Cpt Flint]

Does anyone know the significance of the ‘Bleeding Heart’ inlay that we see on so many original Longrifles?

 

[337]

There's some info here:
https://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/threads/brass-embellishments-and-their-meanings.47085/

 

[Cpt Flint]

Thanks for the link. I reread the article by Ackerman in the Gun Digest Treasury Number 7. The bleeding heart inlay that I asked about represents The Fifth Wound Of Christ. I say this after researching religious symbols and making that connection to my satisfaction.