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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Westley Richards & Co.
Trademark
Westley Richards
MarkingsCanon : HENRY'S PATENT RIFLING, FOR W.R. No 1 EXPRESS CARTRIDGE; mécanisme : MANUFACTURED BY WESTLEY RICHARDS & Co LIMITED BIRMINGHAM, triangle (Westley Richards), poinçons de Birmingham (V sceptres couronné {1812 - 1904}); crosse : 93/200, KYNOCH, 1882 (Kynoch/CIL).
Date
About 1882
Medium / Technique
Metal: iron, steel; wood: walnut; horn
DimensionsHeight: 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Barrel: 70 cm (27 9/16 in.)
Width: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.)
Length: 113.8 cm (44 13/16 in.)
Weight: 3.8 kg (8.3 lb.)
Origin
Birmingham , England, Europe
Object Number1974.24.192
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
Status
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