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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Vickers Armstrongs Ltd.
Trademark
Vickers
MarkingsCanon : poinçons d'inspection de Vickers (V sur numéros), VICKERS-ARMSTRONG. LONDON. ENGLAND JUBILEE MODEL PAT. NO. 419459, poinçons Londres (GP couronné {depuis 1672}, V couronné {1672 -1955 }).
Date
1929-1939
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel, brass; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Barrel: 71.1 cm (28 in.)
Width: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.)
Length: 112.7 cm (44 3/8 in.)
Weight: 3.9 kg (8.5 lb.)
Origin
Crayford, Greater London, England, Europe
Object Number1999.23.33
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Janet Spindloe
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