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Description: | An incomplete Post Medieval cast copper alloy toy pistol (1620-1640). The artefact is part of a multi-component, three-dimensional pistol. It consists of the stock, barrel, ramrod pipe, pan and pommel of a pistol which have been cast all in one piece. The gun is of octagonal section with a plain stock that measures 21.42mm wide. The stock has a rounded fore-end that gives way to a short tapering butt, ending in an octagonally faceted ovoid pommel. The pommel measures 15.72mm in diameter. Dimensions: length: 166.2mm; width: 21.42mm; thickness: mm; diameter (of barrel): 10.33mm; weight: 129.57g.Reference: Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles and Trinkets. Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800. Unicorn Press, London.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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