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TOY

Unique ID: LANCUM-0785A4

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An incomplete Post-Medieval (AD 1650-1700) Toy petronel/gun. The gun consists of the barrel, with the stubs of an iron trigger mechanism which project both above and below the position 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 two rivets at the centre and the remains of blue paint can be clearly seen.
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).
Forsyth, H. and Egan, G. 2005. Toys, Trifles & Trinkets: Base-Metal Miniatures from London 1200-1800. London: Unicorn Press.
The length is 45mm, the width is 23mm and the weight 21.88g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1700

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 45 mm
Width: 23 mm
Weight: 21.88 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 7th December 2017 - Thursday 7th December 2017

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment

Spatial metadata

Region: North West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lancashire (County)
District: Ribble Valley (District)
Parish or ward: Clitheroe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SD7441
Four figure Latitude: 53.86455825
Four figure longitude: -2.39683751
1:25K map: SD7441
1:10K map: SD74SW
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Minimal cultivation

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 6 years ago

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