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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Parker Field & Sons
Trademark
Snider
MarkingsCanon : LSAC (London Small Arms), poinçons de Londres (GP couronné récent {depuis 1813}, V couronné récent {1813-1955}, GP et lion {depuis 1856}, poinçon EBL (Eley) 418, poinçon S flèche (brevet Snider), poinçon LSAC (London Small Arms); mécanisme : 14, PARKER FIELD & SONS; crosse : 93/145 (Kynoch/CIL)
Date
1853-1877
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel, iron, brass; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Barrel: 92.8 cm (36 9/16 in.)
Width: 20.2 cm (7 15/16 in.)
Length: 140 cm (55 1/8 in.)
Weight: 4.1 kg (9 lb.)
Origin
London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object Number1974.24.169
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
Status
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