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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Vickers Armstrongs Ltd.
Trademark
Vickers
Marks or LabelsCanon : 93/2306 31/5/37, 93/594, VICKERS ARMSTRONGS LONDON ENGLAND EMPIRE MODEL PAT No 419459; culasse : poinçons Londres (GP couronné récent {depuis 1813} , V couronné récent {1813-1955}); crosse : 93/5942 (Kynoch/CIL).
Date
About 1937
Medium / Technique
Metal: iron, steel; wood
DimensionsHeight: 5.2 cm (2 in.)
Barrel: 77.7 cm (30 9/16 in.)
Width: 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in.)
Length: 117.1 cm (46 1/8 in.)
Weight: 3.8 kg (8.4 lb.)
Origin
London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object Number1974.24.437
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
Status
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Vickers Sons & Maxim Ld Photo
1911
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