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Percussion rifle

Manufacturer
Trademark
Marks or LabelsCanon : 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.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Armaments - Firearms
Origin Birmingham , England, Europe
Object Number1974.24.192
DivisionMaterial Culture - Military Objects and Weapons
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
Status
Not on view

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