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Description: | inscription, engraved, W.R. PAPE
inscription, engraved, W.R. PAPE, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. SIR JOSEPH WHITWORTH'S FLUID COMPRESSED STEEL
mark, stamped, 1913 + 12250
This is a double-barrelled shotgun made by W.R. Pape of Newcastle. Its firing mechanism is inside, not outside the barrel as with percussion locks. To load it, the gun is opened at the breech, where the barrels and the stock are joined, and cartridges are inserted. The gun is finely decorated with engraved leaves and flowers. | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.science&industry.285125 | Go to resource |
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