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TOY
Unique ID: KENT-5CBF93
Object type certainty: Certain
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A fragment of a Post-Medieval (AD 1650-1800) Toy Gun. All that remains of the gun is the butt/handle which is made of lead and part of the iron trigger mechanism and trigger. of the lock. Some of the long cylindrical barrel is missing. It is cast in one piece with a groove along the top edge to accommodate the iron mechanism, mentioned above. The external surface is decorated with scrolls and curlicues of vegetal character although majority of it is obscured by corrosion and patination. A number of rivets at the top and bottom of the crescent shaped handle as well as some extra lead rivets on one side of the handle. The handle is splayed open at the top where the rest of tha hammer mechanism would have been linked into the trigger mechanism. The piece is a mixutre of cream, with small patches of light grey on the lead parts and light brown where the iron trigger and the rivets are.
Measurements: 44.05mm high, 20.78mm wide, 10.37mm thick and 16.81g in weight
Notes:
For more complete examples see: SUR-66DB81, SF-4EA5E6, WILT-319F5D.
The form resembles that of toy petronels or cavalry pistols reported from London, where a 17th-century date is suggested (Forsyth and Egan 2005, page 97, no. 1.39), However later examples all the way up to the early 20th century are known.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Middle
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44.05 mm
Width: 20.78 mm
Thickness: 10.37 mm
Weight: 16.81 g
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Lead
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Dover (District)
Parish or ward: St. Margaret's At Cliffe (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TR3444
Four figure Latitude: 51.14740039
Four figure longitude: 1.34431421
1:25K map: TR3444
1:10K map: TR34SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forsyth, H. with Egan, G. | 2005 | Toys, Trifles and Trinkets: Base Metal Miniatures from London 1200 to 1800 | London | Unicorn Press Ltd |
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