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Brown Bess
Brown Bess

Percussion musket

Brown Bess
Marks or LabelsCanon : RH, J. HARRIS (Joseph), couronne GR flèche, couronne et sceptres; mécanisme : 26 couronné, GR couronné, flèche couronné; crosse : identification régimentaire, pas lisable.
Date About 1816
Medium / Technique Metal: steel, iron, brass; wood: walnut
Dimensions6.4 x 22.2 x 143 cm (height x width x length) Barrel length: 103 cm (40 9/16 in.) Weight: 3.7 kg (8.2 lb.)
Origin London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object Number1963.17
CollectionStewart
Status
Not on view

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