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Description: | A cast lead-alloy toy pistol of the late 19th or early 20th century. It is cast in two parts; the barrel and the stock are separate and are hinged so that the barrel folds beneath the stock. At the inner end of the barrel is a flat plate, probably of ferrous material as there is evidence of iron corrosion. This plate fits into a slot in the forward end of the stock, and barrel and stock are fastened together by a single ferrous rivet around which the barrel swivels. On the top of the barrel is a round dish-shaped attachment, probably the touch hole. This is decorated on each side with two lines of scrollwork which extend a short way along the barrel. The stock appears to have been made in two pieces, with a separate plate used for one side. This is fastened on at the front by the rivet of the hinge mechanism and at the butt end by a further ferrous rivet. The stock is decorated with a moulded diamond lattice pattern made up of beaded lines, with an annulet in each of the diamonds. At the front of the stock on each side is a sub-rectangular cartouche with rounded ends containing two four-petalled flowers. The gun is 90.8mm long and 10.5mm wide. It weighs 49.27gm. This is probably an example of the 'Gamage Gun', named after A. W. Gamage, a major supplier of these toy guns between 1880 and 1930.
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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