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shotgun

human history
  • Common Name
    shotgun
  • Other Name

    single barrel sporting shotgun (descriptive name)

  • Description

    shotgun, single barrel; sporting gun

    single barrel shotgun; barrel hexagonal at base; reinforced under; broken at lock; remains of ramrod broken off in housing; two ramrod tunnels missing; two tacks added under halfstock forend; non-standard copper wire attached to closed cup hook on left hand side; butt broken off, hammer missing; early period attempt at repair to left hand side of wrist of butt; chequered wrist; non-standard bracket has been attached to front of wrist, presumably to hold barrel tang in place; unmarked oval escutcheon at top of wrist

    markings:

    proof and maker's marks on right rear of barrel

    [note: W1916 catalogue card state: "broken in half at lock"]

  • Place
    [United Kingdom]
  • Accession Number
    1965.78
  • Accession Date
    29 Oct 1965
  • Other Id

    col.0127 (colonial)

    W1916 (war)

    ocm (old colonists museum)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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Images

  • shotgun, 1965.78, col.0127, W1916, ocm, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1965.78, col.0127, W1916, ocm, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1965.78, col.0127, W1916, ocm, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1965.78, col.0127, W1916, ocm, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1965.78, col.0127, W1916, ocm, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1965.78, col.0127, W1916, ocm, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1965.78, col.0127, W1916, ocm, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1965.78, col.0127, W1916, ocm, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1965.78, col.0127, W1916, ocm, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1965.78, col.0127, W1916, ocm, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1965.78, col.0127, W1916, ocm, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 27 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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