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Blunderbuss
Manufacturer
Higgins
Marks or LabelsCanon : poinçons Birmingham / Londres (sceptres couronnés {épreuve du Tour, v. 1750}); mécanisme : Higgins
Date
1750-1780
Medium / Technique
Metal: brass, steel, iron; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 5.9 cm (2 5/16 in.)
Barrel: 29.4 cm (11 9/16 in.)
Width: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.)
Length: 69 cm (27 3/16 in.)
Weight: 1.7 kg (3.7 lb.)
Origin
Birmingham , England, Europe
Object Number1965.74.10 ab
CollectionStewart
Status
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Act of Incorporation, Constitution and By Laws of the Irish Protestant Benevolent Society of Montreal
Babcock, Higgins & Co., Printers
1877
P196-D04/059.1
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