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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Manufacture d'Armes de St-Étienne (MAS)
Trademark
Chassepot
Marks or LabelsCanon : poinçon EBL (Eley) 229, poinçon de Londres (V couronné {1672 -1955 }); mécanisme : Mre Rle St. Etienne; crosse : 93/257 (Kynoch/CIL)
Date
1868-1871
Medium / Technique
Metal: bronze, iron, steel; wood
DimensionsHeight: 6.2 cm (2 7/16 in.)
Barrel: 106.2 cm (41 13/16 in.)
Width: 18.9 cm (7 7/16 in.)
Length: 142.2 cm (56 in.)
Weight: 3.8 kg (8.4 lb.)
Origin
Saint-Étienne, Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Object Number1974.24.659
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
Status
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