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Percussion pistol

Marks or LabelsCanon : 174, HS couronné,poinçons Liège (ELG* {1810-1891}, Perron {depuis 1853});
Date About 1855
Medium / Technique Metal: brass, steel; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.) Barrel: 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.) Width: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.) Length: 34.8 cm (13 11/16 in.) Weight: 1.3 kg (2.9 lb.)
Origin Liège, Wallonia, Liège, Belgium, Europe
Object Number1983.63.16.1-2
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Molson Breweries Ltd.
Status
Not on view

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