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Description: | inscription, engraved, GARDNER
inscription, engraved, NEWCASTLE
This is a double-barrelled shotgun made by Gardner. It has flintlocks, which were common up to the mid-1800s. The flint is gripped between the 'jaws' on top of the hammer. When the trigger is pulled, the flint strikes the plate in front and produces a spark. This falls into the little pan on the side of the barrel and ignites the small powder charge in it. This in turn ignites the charge in the barrel.
image | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.science&industry.285117 | Go to resource |
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