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Description: | Double barrelled 12 bore centre-fire shotgun; walnut stock with pistol grip., Description by Bill Harding of the Birmingham Proof House 2005:double barrel hammerless boxlock side by side top lever non-ejector shotgun, top of barrel marked 'P.Knight, 22 Carrington Street, Nottingham' lock marked 'P.Knight', serial no. 28065, proof mark Birmingham between 1904 and 1925, center-fire ignition system, barrels - two steel, calibre 12 borem barrel length 737mm, sights front - post, rear - none, stock type walnut, with pistol grips and detachable fore-end, lock type boxlock, chequering fore-end and wrist, engraving vacant escutcheon on underside of stock. Condition overall worn. Blued finish. It appears that the serial number has been interfered with, one digit has clearly been overstamped with an '8.',
Accession number: NCM 1989-959 | Subjects: | British arms and armour firearms (licensed) Nottingham and Notts. | Temporal: | 1904-1925 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | maker Knight/Peter | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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