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Percussion pistol
Manufacturer
Manufacture d'Armes de St-Étienne (MAS)
Trademark
Gouvernement français
Marks or LabelsCanon : MM 51 (1851 conversion?), 278 B 1814 (fabrication ?); mécanisme : V9, Manuf Imp de St Etienne
Date
About 1814
Medium / Technique
Metal: iron, steel, brass; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.)
Barrel: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.)
Width: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)
Length: 35.7 cm (14 1/16 in.)
Weight: 1.2 kg (2.6 lb.)
Origin
Saint-Étienne, Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
Object Number1980.45.21
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Norbert Caron
Status
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