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1884.27.47

Smooth bore percussion cap long gun with a ramrod. The gun is muzzle-loading. Made in 1849. The stock is wood with a metal barrel and mechanism. There is a copper alloy metal butt plate, bands around the barrel and trigger guard. The stock is varnished. There are Russian makers stamps. [AB [OPS Move] 4/7/2017]

1884.27.47

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Collection type
Object
Description
Smooth bore percussion cap long gun with a ramrod. The gun is muzzle-loading. Made in 1849. The stock is wood with a metal barrel and mechanism. There is a copper alloy metal butt plate, bands around the barrel and trigger guard. The stock is varnished. There are Russian makers stamps. [AB [OPS Move] 4/7/2017]
Date / Period
Date made: 1849
Date collected
[1853-56]
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Varnish, Process Inscribed, Process Stamped, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions
Length: max 1330 mm, Height: max 180 mm, Width: max 55 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.27.47 Other numbers: S 1331
Research and responses

Possibly collected by Pitt Rivers during his service in the Crimea War [1853-56] in 1854.[AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Firearm Weapon, Writing, Firearm, Bayonet, Inscription, Firearm Accessory

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