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SUR-E78D1C: Post medieval: Toy gun

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TOY

Unique ID: SUR-E78D1C

Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment comprising most of the barrel of a lead alloy toy gun of later 19th century date. The gun was of an antique pattern and was intended to fire matchsticks using a spring. LANCUM-77395F is a more complete example.

Class: gun

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Exactly AD 1890
Date to: Circa AD 1910

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 66.15 mm
Width: 11.28 mm
Weight: 28 g

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: B15-511

Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

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Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: South Oxfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Whitchurch-on-Thames (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU6376
Four figure Latitude: 51.4794581
Four figure longitude: -1.09420294
1:25K map: SU6376
1:10K map: SU67NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SUR
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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