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A Percussion Sporting Gun Presented to Colonel Thomas Thornton by the West York Regiment of Militia, 7 May 1812

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A Percussion Sporting Gun Presented to Colonel Thomas Thornton by the West York Regiment of Militia, 7 May 1812
AttributionBritish, active c. 1805–1829
CultureBritish
Titles
  • A Percussion Sporting Gun Presented to Colonel Thomas Thornton by the West York Regiment of Militia, 7 May 1812
Date1812
MediumIron, steel, walnut, gold
DimensionsOverall: 6 5/8 × 44 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (16.8 × 113.7 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2023.8
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