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Percussion rifle

Manufacturer (founded 1790)
Marks or LabelsCanon : HOOTON & JONES P. WEBLEY & SONS BIRMINGHAM No. 60 DALE ST. LIVERPOOL, crosse (plaque) : To the Officer's Mess of the Victoria Rifles of Canada souvenir of Lt. Col. E.B. Busteed (his Bisley rifle 1890) Oct. 1923.
Date About 1890
Medium / Technique Metal: steel, iron, silver, nickel, brass; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.) Barrel: 84.5 cm (33 1/4 in.) Width: 17.8 cm (7 in.) Length: 126 cm (49 5/8 in.) Weight: 4 kg (8.8 lb.)
Origin Birmingham , England, Europe
Object Number1974.24.412 abc
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
Status
Not on view

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