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shotgun

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  • Common Name
    shotgun
  • Other Name

    Deane & Son, pinfire shotgun (fowling piece)

    fowling piece

  • Description

    Deane & Son, pinfire shotgun (fowling piece)

    shotgun: pinfire; double barrel, side by side; breech-loading, 14 bore; back action lock; iron furniture; under lever break open breech action; engraved on locks, hammers, trigger guard and butt tang; chequering on forend and wrist of butt; escutcheon on underside of butt; stud holding forend to barrel has become detached, held captive by forend pin

    missing: endpiece of forend; pinned washer missing from left hand side of forend retaining nail

    markings:

    on locks: DEANE & SON

    inside of underlever and under both barrels: 2075

    proof marks under barrels on body and on underside of barrels

    manufacturer: Deane & Son. London (1858-72)

  • Place
  • Associated Place
  • Accession Number
    1946.68
  • Other Id

    W1048 (war)

  • Department
shotgun, 1946.68, W1048, Photographed by Richard NG,… … Read more

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