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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Winchester Repeating Arms Company
(1866-2006)
Trademark
Enfield
MarkingsCanon sous bois : poinçon d'épreuve (GR & P sceptres couronnés, 1910-1936), poinçons Birmingham (BNP couronné {depuis 1955}, P B 2 et sceptres {1964}), 2 222" 18.5 TONS PER carré (notations Eley/Kynoch), flèche de la département de guerre, étoile de Winchester; crosse : cartouche IW PATT 14 (P1914, Winchester), 93/2431 (Kynoch/CIL).
Date
1916-1917
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 4.7 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Barrel: 66 cm (26 in.)
Width: 21.1 cm (8 5/16 in.)
Length: 117.8 cm (46 3/8 in.)
Weight: 4.2 kg (9.3 lb.)
Origin
New Haven, New England, Connecticut, United States, North America
Object Number1974.24.15
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
Status
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