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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Manufacture d'Armes de l'État (MAE)
Trademark
Albini-Braendlin
MarkingsCanon : GB en ovale, poinçons belge (perron {depuis 1853}, ELG* couronné {depuis 1891}); mécanisme : JH 58 dans un cercle; sous la garde-main : M en cercle, EL de Liège; intérieur du chien : GM, M en cercle; intérieur du mécanisme : 8;
Date
About 1875
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)
Barrel: 77 cm (30 5/16 in.)
Width: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.)
Length: 117.6 cm (46 5/16 in.)
Weight: 4.2 kg (9.3 lb.)
Origin
Liège, Wallonia, Liège, Belgium, Europe
Object Number1983.63.99
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Molson Breweries Ltd.
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Manufacture Française d’Armes & Cycles de St-Étienne (ManuFrance)
1914-1935
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