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gun, spring alarm

human history
  • Other Name

    percussion spring gun (alternative)

    poachers gun (alternative)

    spring alarm gun, anti-poaching device used in the Bay of Islands (alternative)

    trap gun (alternative)

  • Description

    spring alarm gun, anti-poaching device used in the Bay of Islands

    percussion action; 15mm bore; has solid bracket for attaching to post; triggering device with tripwire arms, one arm broken off; hole for safety pin in top arm

    markings:

    maker's name: C. OSBORNE

    Maker: C. Osborne

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1926.168
  • Accession Date
    1926
  • Other Id

    A7038 (arms)

    col.0492 (colonial)

    10279 (ethnology)

  • Department
gun, spring alarm, 1926.168, A7038, col.0492, 10279,… … Read more

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Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1926.168, A7038, col.0492, 10279
  • Primary Maker

     C Osborne & Company (Gunmaker)

  • Place
  • Date
    Circa 1800
  • Associated Notes

    spring gun, an anti-poaching device made in the UK but acquired by donor from the Bay of Islands where it is believed to have been used

  • Associated Place
  • Measurement Description
    overall length: 190mm
    barrel length: 65mm
    height: 100mm
    bore: 15mm (.51")
  • Measurement Reading

    190mm

    65mm

    93mm

    120mm

  • Subject Category
  • Classification
  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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