Percussion rifle

Manufacturer Winchester Repeating Arms Company (1866-2006)

Marks or LabelsCanon sous bois : poinçon d'épreuve (GR & P sceptres couronnés, 1910-1936), poinçons Birmingham (BNP couronné {depuis 1955}, P B 2 et sceptres {1964}), 2 222" 18.5 TONS PER carré (notations Eley/Kynoch), flèche de la département de guerre, étoile de Winchester; crosse : cartouche IW PATT 14 (P1914, Winchester), 93/2431 (Kynoch/CIL).

Date 1916-1917

Medium / Technique Metal: steel; wood: walnut

DimensionsHeight: 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.) Barrel: 66 cm (26 in.) Width: 21.1 cm (8 5/16 in.) Length: 117.8 cm (46 3/8 in.) Weight: 4.2 kg (9.3 lb.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Armaments - Firearms

Origin New Haven, New England, Connecticut, United States, North America

Object Number1974.24.15

DivisionMaterial Culture - Military Objects and Weapons

CollectionStewart

CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)

Status

Not on view

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