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| Title: |
Hollis & Sons Hudson’s Bay Company Indian Trade Fusil (01) |
| Subject: |
Fanshawe Pioneer Village, London, Hollis & Sons, Trade Fusil, Musket, 1885, Batoche |
| Description: |
In the spirit of Reconciliation, the Fanshawe Pioneer Village (London & Middlesex Heritage Museum) in London, Ontario patriated muzzle-loading long rifle that was taken by members of the North-West Field Force during the Battle of Batoche in May 1885 to the Gabriel Dumont Institute in October 2023. The weapon in question is a Hollis & Sons Hudson’s Bay Company Indian Trade Fusil, which was used by a Métis Resistance fighter at Batoche. The trade fusil now rests in the GDI Museum and Gallery beside other Métis and North-West Field Force weapons used during the 1885 Resistance. |
| Date: |
1840s-70s |
| Type: |
Image |
| Date of Copyright: |
May 13, 2026 |
| Coverage: |
Batoche, Saskatchewan; London, Ontario |
| GDI Media Filename: |
Hollis & Sons Hudson’s Bay Company Indian Trade Fusil, 1.jpg |
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