Percussion cap poacher's gun (long gun). The gun has a fold-in trigger. It has a wooden stock and straight metal barrel. There is a cylindrical extending nipple on the side of the barrel in front of the trigger. [AB [OPS Move] 29/6/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Percussion cap poacher's gun (long gun). The gun has a fold-in trigger. It has a wooden stock and straight metal barrel. There is a cylindrical extending nipple on the side of the barrel in front of the trigger. [AB [OPS Move] 29/6/2017]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1924
Date collected: By 1924
Acquisition information: Donated: 1924 Found unentered: 16/06/1997
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Carved
Dimensions: Height: max 137 mm, Length: max 1168 mm, Width: max 45 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1924.4.16

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