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shotgun

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  • Common Name
    shotgun
  • Other Name

    percussion shotgun, Gascoigne & Dyson, circa 1860s

    gaming piece

  • Description

    percussion shotgun, Gascoigne & Dyson, circa 1860s

    percussion, double barrel; muzzle-loading; 12 gauge; smoothbore; Damascus twist barrels; engraved hammer and locks; half stock with chequering on wrist and forewood; silver shield on wrist of butt; comes with wooden ramrod and brass fittings.

    markings:

    on top of barrel: illegible [address] ..1523

    on right hand lock plate forward of hammer: GASCOIGNE / & DYSON

    London proof & view marks

    crown over CP

    crown over “V”

    “15” under barrel breech

    serial number "1323” under barrel [& maker’s name]

    manufacturer: Gascoigne & Dyson, Manchester, circa 1860s-1880.

  • Place
    Manchester/England
  • Accession Number
    1925.7
  • Accession Date
    19 Mar 1925
  • Other Id

    W0289 (war)

    253058 (police firearm registration number)

  • Department

    History

    War History

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Images

  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • shotgun, 1925.7, W0289, Photographed by Richard NG, digital, 07 Mar 2017, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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