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1935.59.1

Double-barrelled matchlock long gun. The gun has two match locks and is smooth bore. The barrels are both muzzle-loading and the gun has a ramrod. It is metal with a wood stock, there is a bone butt plate. The stock is painted with a decorative floral and foliate design. [AB [OPS Move] 28/6/2017]

1935.59.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Double-barrelled matchlock long gun. The gun has two match locks and is smooth bore. The barrels are both muzzle-loading and the gun has a ramrod. It is metal with a wood stock, there is a bone butt plate. The stock is painted with a decorative floral and foliate design. [AB [OPS Move] 28/6/2017]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Glendining's Auction Rooms
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1935
Date collected
By 1935
Acquisition information
Purchased: 07/05/1935
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Iron Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Animal Bone, Process Carved, Process Forged (Metal), Process Painted, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Height: max 182 mm, Length: max 1185 mm, Width: max 87 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1935.59.1 Other numbers: Lot 42

Search terms: Firearm Weapon, Firearm