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pistol barrel

human history
  • Other Name

    flintlock boxlock pistol barrel found Whangaroa Harbour, near where Boyd sank (descriptive name)

  • Description

    flint lock pistol barrel found at Whangaroa Harbour, New Zealand, near where the Boyd sank in 1809

    barrel of flintlock boxlock pistol (minus furniture); twist-off barrel; brass body; iron action and fittings; barrel and boxing proof marked; cheap British type engraving on box; possibly British Board of Ordnance proof marks on underside of barrel

    markings:

    on lock plate: LONDON

  • Place
    Unknown
  • Associated Place

    Whangaroa Harbour/Whangaroa Bay/Northland/New Zealand

  • Accession Date
    1911
  • Other Id

    W1440 (war)

    5444 (ethnology)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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Images

  • pistol barrel, W1440, 5444, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol barrel, W1440, 5444, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol barrel, W1440, 5444, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol barrel, W1440, 5444, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol barrel, W1440, 5444, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol barrel, W1440, 5444, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol barrel, W1440, 5444, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • pistol barrel, W1440, 5444, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 10 Jan 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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