Percussion musket

Marks or LabelsCanon : poinçons Liège (ELG* {depuis 1810}, Perron {depuis 1853}); mécanisme droit : M; collant : Jean Bigras Radcliffe (?) A Poirier B of C.

Date 1853-1880

Medium / Technique Metal: steel; wood: walnut

DimensionsHeight: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.) Barrel: 82.6 cm (32 1/2 in.) Width: 22.1 cm (8 11/16 in.) Length: 123.7 cm (48 11/16 in.) Weight: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Armaments - Firearms

Origin Wallonia, Liège, Belgium, Europe

Object Number1974.24.453

DivisionMaterial Culture - Military Objects and Weapons

CollectionStewart

CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)

Status

Not on view

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