Skip to main contentPercussion shotgun | McCord Museum Online Collections | McCord Museum - Montreal Social History Museum 
Image Not Availablefor No Title
Percussion shotgun
Manufacturer
Joseph V. Needham
Marks or LabelsCanon : poinçons Birmingham (BP couronné {depuis 1856}, BPC et sceptres couronné {1813 - 1904}, V et sceptres couronné {1812-1904}), WWG, J.V. NEEDHAM. TEMPLE St. BIRMINGHAM; mécanisme : J.V. NEEDHA; crosse : monogramme CM
Date
About 1880
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel, iron, argentan; wood: walnut; horn
DimensionsHeight: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Barrel: 76.2 cm (30 in.)
Width: 22.1 cm (8 11/16 in.)
Length: 118.9 cm (46 13/16 in.)
Weight: 3.7 kg (8.2 lb.)
Origin
Birmingham , England, Europe
Object Number1974.24.476
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
Status
Not on viewInformation about the objects in our collection is updated to reflect new research findings. If you have any information to share regarding this object, please email reference.mccord@mccord-stewart.ca.Information about rights and reproductions is available here.
This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.