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Percussion rifle
Manufacturer
Henri Pieper
Trademark
Pieper
MarkingsCanon : H PIEPER BELGIUM, poinçon Liège (ELG* {depuis 1810}, R couronné {depuis 1852}).
Date
About 1885
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Barrel: 60.8 cm (23 15/16 in.)
Width: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)
Length: 98.5 cm (38 3/4 in.)
Weight: 2.7 kg (6 lb.)
Origin
Herstal, Wallonia, Liège, Belgium, Europe
Object Number1983.63.138
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Molson Breweries Ltd.
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