File:Possible Popst-Medieval Toy Gun fragment from Scotton (FindID 541170).jpg

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Possible Popst-Medieval Toy Gun fragment from Scotton
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North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, 2013-01-31 10:53:06
Title
Possible Popst-Medieval Toy Gun fragment from Scotton
Description
English: Lead Alloy, possibly painted

Probable Toy. Cast fragment from a tubular object of externally angular form, possibly originally octagonal. Two flat surfaces with a shallow gutter are represented: one bears a pair of bosses with a longitudinal mould line running through their centres, and the other bears the letters S G ?N, possibly reserved from a painted surface of uncertain hue. It is suggested this may be a small fragment from the barrel of a toy pistol. These initially followed the form of contemporary firearms, but subsequently perhaps lagging behind the times, and some probably being provided with a firing mechanism using black powder - though this might be for effect rather than its projectile power. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1800.

Length: 22mm, Width: 17.6mm, Thickness: 3.6mm, Weight 4.94gms

Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date between 1650 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Accession number
FindID: 541170
Old ref: NLM-14EFD6
Filename: NLM21695.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/414140
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/414140/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/541170
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Object location53° 28′ 48″ N, 0° 39′ 49.27″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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