Smooth bore breech-loading walking stick gun with a detachable stock. The weapon has a .410 inch calibre. [MdeA 12 3 1998]

Collection type: Object
Description: Smooth bore breech-loading walking stick gun with a detachable stock. The weapon has a .410 inch calibre. [MdeA 12 3 1998]
Long description: Smooth bore breech-loading walking stick gun with a detachable stock. The weapon has a .410 inch calibre. The wooden stock can be fixed into a hole in the top of the wooden handle. Below the handle is a long metal barrel - the stick part of the gun which is in two sections. This has been painted dark brown. The trigger is located on the stick part of the cane just beneath the handle. If held in the hand as a walking stick there is a safety catch to the left of the trigger. The barrel is unrifled. To load and cock the weapon the two sections of the barrel are twisted apart which opens a chamber with a central firing pin. The sections are then twisted together again. This weapon would be used with a centre fire cartridge. There is a proof mark in the cartridge chamber. There is no rubber ferrule at the end of the barrel which would have protected the muzzle of the weapon when not in use. [MdeA 12 3 1998]
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 Unknown Collector; PRM source National Museums Consortium
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1992
Date collected: By 1992
Acquisition information: Transferred: 22/04/1993
Materials and processes: Material Steel Metal, Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Inscribed, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length 1111 mm including stock, Length 810 mm excluding stock
Object numbers: Accession number: 1998.18.2 Other numbers: SW2/93 108986

Search terms: Firearm Weapon, Writing, Transport and Travel, Firearm, Walking Stick, Inscription