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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Webley & Scott
(founded 1790)
Trademark
Godsal
Marks or LabelsCanon : MANUFACTURED BY THE WEBLEY & SCOTT ARMS Co, Ltd, LONDON & BIRMINGHAM, poinçons Birmingham (BP couronné {depuis 1904}, BP couronné {depuis 1856}, BV couronné {1904 - 1955}, NP couronné {depuis 1904}), 11005; verrou : "GODSAL PATENT" No. 22003. DATED 1902; plaque de la crosse : WM; crosse : 93/95 (Kynoch/CIL).
Date
1905
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Barrel: 76.2 cm (30 in.)
Width: 19.2 cm (7 9/16 in.)
Length: 115 cm (45 1/4 in.)
Weight: 3.8 kg (8.4 lb.)
Origin
Birmingham , England, Europe
Object Number1974.24.25
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
Status
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