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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Whitney Arms Co.
Trademark
Brevet Howard
MarkingsCanon : WHITNEY ARMS Co WHITNEYVILLE CONN., C. HOWARD PATENTED SEPT 26 & OCT 10 1865 OCT 28 1862.
Date
1866-1870
Medium / Technique
Metal: iron, steel; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Barrel: 61 cm (24 in.)
Width: 18.8 cm (7 3/8 in.)
Length: 110.3 cm (43 7/16 in.)
Weight: 2.7 kg (6 lb.)
Origin
Whitneyville, New England, Connecticut, United States, North America
Object Number1974.24.201
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
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