Percussion musket

Manufacturer Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF)

Marks or LabelsCanon : poinçon EBL (Eley) 414, poinçons de Pimlico, flèche à flèche (demob); sous la garde-main : W. BROWN, JOHN CLIVE; sur la bois à la détente : A. CARR (fabricant de la crosse ?); à l'intérieur du mécanisme : BOND, B 64 couronné; mécanisme : 1859 TOWER, VR" couronné; crosse : poinçon Pimlico 1865, V FF 116 (Forfarshire Volunteer Rifles ?), 93/895 (Kynoch/CIL).

Date 1859

Medium / Technique Metal: steel, brass, copper; wood: walnut

DimensionsHeight: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.) Barrel: 98 cm (38 9/16 in.) Width: 20.7 cm (8 1/8 in.) Length: 137.9 cm (54 5/16 in.) Weight: 3.5 kg (7.7 lb.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Armaments - Firearms

Origin London, Greater London, England, Europe

Object Number1974.24.773

DivisionMaterial Culture - Military Objects and Weapons

CollectionStewart

CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)

Status

Not on view

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