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Percussion shotgun
Manufacturer
Mortimer
Marks or LabelsCanon : 2, poinçons Birmingham (BP couronné {depuis 1856}, V et sceptres couronné {1812-1904}); mécanisme : MORTIMER.
Date
1856-1870
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel, iron; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Barrel: 76.2 cm (30 in.)
Width: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.)
Length: 117 cm (46 1/16 in.)
Weight: 4 kg (8.8 lb.)
Origin
Edinburgh, Scotland, Europe
Object Number2000.23.9
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Centre d'Archives du Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe
Status
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