Caption

Barrel of a gun, photograph, page, number: 'Planche 18.', inscription: 'Carabines de guerres systèmes Fougeroux', photographer: Edouard Magis, Liège, c. 1857 - in or before 1867, paper, albumen print, height 96 mm x width 158 mm, Image in section at the back., firearms: rifle, A sepia-toned photograph framed by a thin dark border shows a close-up of a firearm mounted horizontally, featuring a dark wooden stock with a smooth curved surface, a metal trigger guard with an oval shape, a metal bolt mechanism with a vertical handle, a cylindrical knurled adjustment knob at the rear, and a rectangular sight mounted atop the barrel; the background is a lighter textured surface with small speckles and faint stains, and the paper surrounding the photograph shows age spots and worn edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B05_087

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.3Mb (5.5Mb) / 13.7in x 10.9in / 4107 x 3256 (300dpi)

Keywords

Barrel gun photograph page number Planche 18 inscription Carabines de guerres systèmes Fougeroux photographer Edouard Magis Liège c 1857 - 1867 paper albumen print height 96 mm x width 158 mm Image section back firearms rifle sepia-toned photograph framed thin dark border close-up firearm mounted horizontally featuring dark wooden stock smooth curved surface metal trigger guard oval shape metal bolt mechanism vertical handle cylindrical knurled adjustment knob rear rectangular sight atop barrel background lighter textured small speckles faint stains paper surrounding age spots worn edges