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Cannon breech
Manufacturer
Defence Industries Limited (CIL)
Inscriptionsnombreuse marques et nos.: "broad arrow, "MONTREAL", "D" encercle, 1/ 1943 etc..."
Date
1943
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel
DimensionsHeight: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Weight: 2 kg (4.4 lb.)
Width: 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.)
Length: 20.6 cm (8 1/8 in.)
Origin
Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, North America
Object Number1965.1.149
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of the Royal Canadian Artillery Museum
Status
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