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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy toy, probably a musket or similar firearm of probable post medieval date (1600-1700). The firearm is incomplete and is irregular in plan and profile. It consists of an irregular oval shaped faceted barrel which extends into an ornately shaped irregular broken stock. The stock is broadly rectangular in plan and in cross section; it tapers from the junction with the barrel and is broken across the narrowest point - originally it would have flared to form a triangular shaped lower stock. A cast trigger loop is positioned directly beneath the barrel and adjacent to the stock, this is also broken. Above the trigger is the small priming hole to fire the musket. This has a cast outer ridge and the hole is filled with soil. It has an approximate diameter of 3.6mm. The outer surfaces of both the barrel and stock are not decorated although cast decoration may have been lost through abrasion. The muzzle of the musket is feathered through abrasion. The gun is a mid-brown green colour with an even but abraded patina. The edges are worn and abraded. Similar toy muskets and firearms have been published by Forsyth and Egan 2005, section 1 pages 88-104. This example is most similar to Type 5, broadly dated to the period AD 1600-1640.The toy measures 53.4mm length, 6.8mm width, is 12.3mm thick and weighs 6.93 grams.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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