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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Birmingham Small Arms
Trademark
Martini
Marks or LabelsCanon : SUPERIOR NICKEL STEEL, C + flèche, poinçon de 3 fusils de BSA, poinçon Birmingham (BP couronné {depuis 1856}); crosse : C + flèche, disc de laiton avec 4/41 1679 CC (avril 1941?).
Date
1919 -1939
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Barrel: 63.5 cm (25 in.)
Width: 17.8 cm (7 in.)
Length: 101.4 cm (39 15/16 in.)
Weight: 3.6 kg (7.9 lb.)
Origin
Birmingham , England, Europe
Object Number1999.23.26
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Janet Spindloe
Status
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