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Flintlock with a long steel trail; marked RNK inside diamond, and ODIUS
Flintlock with a long steel trail; marked RNK inside diamond, and ODIUS
Object Number 2011.19.13
Display Title Flintlock with a long steel trail; marked RNK inside diamond, and ODIUS
Descriptions
Object Description Flintlock with long steel trail; thick barrel, dark wood, slight rust discoloration on flintlock mechanism, design etched on metal of mechanism of a lion and a crest with a crown and "R," on butt of gun is "RNK" inside a diamond and "ODIOUS" beneath it,
Inventory Description Firearm, flintlock, wood, metal, long steel trail; marked RNK inside diamond, and ODIUS
Classification
  • Rifle
Department Ethnographic
Date 1964 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Zaire
Materials Wood Metal Steel
Dimensions Other: 131.5 x 13 x 7.2 cm (51 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2011.19.13
Credit Line Gift of André J. Navez, Harvard '55
Provenance
Collector André J. Navez (-7/19/2011)
Donor Donated by André J. Navez (-7/19/2011)

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