Smooth bore, percussion cap long gun. The gun has a ramrod and is muzzle-loading but appears to be missing the muzzle-stopper or tampion. The barrel is Belgian and is stamped for Liege. Metal barrel and lock with a wooden barrel. There are two flat oval loops attached beneath the barrel. [AB [OPS Move] 27/6/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Smooth bore, percussion cap long gun. The gun has a ramrod and is muzzle-loading but appears to be missing the muzzle-stopper or tampion. The barrel is Belgian and is stamped for Liege. Metal barrel and lock with a wooden barrel. There are two flat oval loops attached beneath the barrel. [AB [OPS Move] 27/6/2017]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Belgium
Europe > Western Europe > Belgium
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers founding collection
Date / Period: Date made: Possibly before 1862
Date collected: ?By 1862
Acquisition information: Donated: 1884
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal)
Dimensions: Length: max 1470 mm, Height: max 205 mm, Width: max 66 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1884.27.63
Research and responses: From 1851 Pitt Rivers was interested in the development of new firearms as a result of his work for the Schools of Musketry. This object was probably part of this work. [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]
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