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2010.4.2

Home made Mau Mau rifle. [FC 13/04/2010]


2010.4.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Home made Mau Mau rifle. [FC 13/04/2010]
Long description
Home made Mau Mau rifle. The rifle is crudely made from a metal tube bound to a roughly shaped wooden stock. The rifle is fired by a latex strip from a car inner tube and resembles a US M .30 carbine. It has a perforated leather strap. [FC 13/04/2010]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector J. A. Jones
PRM source Royal Welsh Fusiliers Museum
PRM source Brian Owen
Date
Date collected
1955
Acquisition information
Transferred: 27/01/2010
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Material Rubber Plant, Process Forged (Metal), Process Recycled
Dimensions
Height: max 119 mm, Width: max 39 mm, Length: max 1068 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2010.4.2 Other numbers: 162

Search terms: Weapon, Firearm