CARBINE, Belgian percussion lock

W1973.75

Belgian percussion lock carbine with attached bayonet screwed on side - 14 inch bore. Charge/projectile: cap and ball. '1825' hand engraved behind rear sight, mark on wooden butt: two concentric circles; 'W' in centre. Proof: on hammer, crown over 'K'; on barrel 'PB', crown over 'JS', leftside crown over 'IS', crown over 'JS' and '1828' stamped. Furniture: steel ramrod (replacement). Brass trigger guard, butt plate, ramrod holder.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: W1973.75
Accession Date: 1 Jan 1973

Material

Steel/Metal0 - Whole
Brass/Metal0 - Whole

Measurement

length1060mm
length695mm
length574mm

 

 

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