Percussion musket

Marks or LabelsCanon : PATENT No. 662 GAUGE 431, ALEXr HENRY 12 SOUTH ST. ANDREW ST. EDINBURGH, poinçons Birmingham (BP couronné {1904 - 1925}, P B 4 et sceptres {1964}), poinçon EBL (Eley) 428, sous la garde-main : 1156, HENRY CLIVE (fabricant); baguette : T & C GILBERT (fabricant); crosse : 93/879 (Kynoch/CIL).

Date About 1860

Medium / Technique Metal: iron, steel, brass; wood: walnut

DimensionsHeight: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.) Barrel: 86.4 cm (34 in.) Width: 20.2 cm (7 15/16 in.) Length: 126.3 cm (49 3/4 in.) Weight: 4.4 kg (9.6 lb.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Armaments - Firearms

Origin Edinburgh, Scotland, Europe

Object Number1974.24.753 ab

DivisionMaterial Culture - Military Objects and Weapons

CollectionStewart

CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)

Status

Not on view

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