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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Arsenal de Spandau
Trademark
Mauser
Marks or LabelsCanon : 7.9 M/M 2 244" 18 TONS PER carré (notations Eley/Kynoch), poinçons de Birmingham (BNP couronné {depuis 1955}, P B 2 et sceptres {1964}), S; Culasse : SPANDAU 1913 couronné, poinçon Birmingham (BNP couronné {depuis 1955}), GEW 98; Crosse : 93/98 (CIL/Kynoch), III S. B. R. 24 (marques de régiment ?).
Date
1913
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 9.4 cm (3 11/16 in.)
Barrel: 73.9 cm (29 1/8 in.)
Width: 17.7 cm (6 15/16 in.)
Length: 124.6 cm (49 1/16 in.)
Weight: 4.1 kg (8.9 lb.)
Origin
Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Europe
Object Number1974.24.32
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
Status
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