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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Royal Small Arms Factory (RSAF)
Trademark
Snider
MarkingsCanon : Flèche WD, poinçons Enfield, VR couronné fanions P, II*; mécanisme : 1862 ENFIELD, V.R couronné, poinçons Enfield, crosse : poinçon.
Date
1862
Medium / Technique
Metal: iron, steel, brass; wood: walnut; skin: leather
DimensionsHeight: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Barrel: 92.4 cm (36 3/8 in.)
Width: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.)
Length: 137.7 cm (54 3/16 in.)
Weight: 3.4 kg (7.5 lb.)
Origin
London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object Number2000.23.15
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Centre d'Archives du Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe
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