Anti-Poacher Flintlock Gun

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Anti-poacher flintlock gun

Anti-poacher flintlock gun

Name/Title

Anti-Poacher Flintlock Gun

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.390

Description

Flintlock gun

Context

It was a legal requirement , even in 1800s, to make sure poachers were aware of the anti-poaching guns, whether by notice or town crier. They were intended to more of a warning to deter potential poachers. However when wages were low and hunger was rife the guns were probably not very effective.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Game Keepers and Trapping

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Time Period

18th Century

Dimensions

Height

120 mm

Width

70 mm

Length

502 mm

Weight

2.455 g

Material

Metal, Wood - Elm (Ulmus spp.)

Location

* Untyped Location

C4S4

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Web Links and URLs

Market Lavington Museum