Rifle

Production date
1880s-1890s
 Description
A Pieper's patent .22 calibre single shot rolling block rifle with an octagonal barrel and a one piece stock. It is a rim fire rifle with an inertia type hammer and a hand ejector. " H.Pieper's Patent. Bayard " is marked on the butt and it features prolific Belgium proof marks.
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Production role
Manufacturer
Production date
1880s-1890s
Production place
Belgium/Leige
Classification
Armament T&E - Firearm/Armament T&E/T&E For Science & Technology
Credit line
This rifle is likely to have arrived in New Zealand during the 1890s.
Accession number
A76.890
Collection type
Small Arms
Firearms
Armaments
Militaria
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