Percussion rifle

Manufacturer Whitney Arms Co.

Trademark Whitney-Kennedy

Marks or LabelsCanon : WHITNEYVILLE ARMORY, CT. US, 45-60; crosse : 54 (laboratoire balistique).

Date 1883-1886

Medium / Technique Metal: steel; wood: walnut

DimensionsHeight: 3.9 cm (1 9/16 in.) Barrel: 71.1 cm (28 in.) Width: 20.8 cm (8 3/16 in.) Length: 117.8 cm (46 3/8 in.) Weight: 4.2 kg (9.3 lb.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Armaments - Firearms

Origin New Haven, New England, Connecticut, United States, North America

Object Number1974.24.782

DivisionMaterial Culture - Military Objects and Weapons

CollectionStewart

CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)

Status

Not on view

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