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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
(1866-2006)
Trademark
Winchester Yellow Boy
Marks or LabelsCanon : poinçons Londres Londres (GP couronné {depuis 1672}, V couronné {1672 -1955}, VGP et lion {1868-1925}), poinçon EBL (Eley) 126; bloc de culasse : 44 R; crosse : 93/301 CIL (Kynoch/CIL).
Date
1881
Medium / Technique
Metal: brass, iron, steel; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Barrel: 61 cm (24 in.)
Width: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Length: 111.2 cm (43 3/4 in.)
Weight: 4.1 kg (9 lb.)
Origin
New Haven, New England, Connecticut, United States, North America
Object Number1974.24.390
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
Status
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