Gun Item Number: Edz1358 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Long wooden rifle with metal fittings: Matchlock, metal barrel, wooden stock and wooden under-barrel, all bound to the barrel with brass (?) hoops and the fittings of two free swinging metal handles; one handle is near end of barrel, the other near junction with stock, which extends beneath the gun when held in firing position.
Item History
- Made in China before 1927
- Collected between 1895 and 1927
- Owned by Frank Burnett before 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Gun
- Identification Number
- Edz1358
- Type of Item
- gun
- Material
- wood, iron metal ? and brass metal ?
- Overall
- height 210.0 cm, width 8.0 cm, diameter 23.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Creation Date
- before 1927
- Collection Date
- between 1895 and 1927
- Ownership Date
- before 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2191/1573