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Percussion rifle

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Marks or LabelsCanon : poinçons Liège (perron {depuis 1853}, ELG* couronné {depuis 1891}, R et L couronné), poinçons Birmingham (V et sceptres couronné {1812-1904}, BP couronné {depuis 1856}), poinçon EBL (Eley) 87, RIFLED, STOCKED AND SHOT BY W.J. JEFFERY & CO 60 QUEEN VICTORIA LONDON; carcasse : AF couronné (brevet Francotte); crosse : 93/438 (Kynoch/CIL).
Date About 1907
Medium / Technique Metal: steel; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.) Barrel: 66 cm (26 in.) Width: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.) Length: 105.8 cm (41 5/8 in.) Weight: 2.6 kg (5.7 lb.)
Origin Liège, Wallonia, Liège, Belgium, Europe
Object Number1974.24.161
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Canadian Industries Limited (CIL)
Status
Not on view

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