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. Wheellock rifle. The stock is dark brown wood, slightly decorated with inset ivory or bone panels. The butt is shaped to be fired from the cheek and is minimally decorated as far forward as the underside of the breech with a stippled chevron ornament.
1664
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. Musketoon. The stock is made of walnut with a brass trigger guard and flat brass butt plate. The brass ramrod pipe contains a wooden ramrod with a flat brass tip. The lock is a flintlock, the rounded ordnance pattern. The barrel is brass with two steps
1758
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. Flintlock pistol. The stock is probably walnut, fully stocked and fitted with a simple brass butt cap with fairly long spurs. There is a long brass trigger guard with an acorn finial at each end. Two brass ramrod pipes secure a wooden ramrod. A thin str
1788
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. Sea Service flintlock pistol. The walnut stock is fully stocked to muzzle and it is fitted with a brass trigger guard and a butt cap. A single ramrod pipe is fitted with a wooden ramrod which has a brass tip. The trigger is made of steel with a slight b
1790
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. Boat gun. The stock is fitted with two brass ramrod pipes and a steel ramrod. Long broad brass trigger guard and flat brass butt cap. Fitted with iron swivel yoke. The lock was a flintlock (which is missing). The barrel is made of steel, tapering toward
1793
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. Flintlock pistol designed for Admiral Philippe d'Auvergne 1754-1814. The stock is of walnut, fully stocked to the muzzle and fitted with a brass trigger guard and brass butt cap. There are two brass ramrod pipes into which the wooden ramrod is fitt
1796
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. Flintlock pistol. The walnut stock, the fore-end of which is broken off, is fitted with a brass trigger guard and brass buttcap. The brass ramrod pipe is fitted for a swivel type ramrod that is now missing. The lock consists of a flintlock with ringneck
1820
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. Musket. The stock, possibly made of walnut, is fitted with a brass butt plate, trigger guard, sideplate, fore-end cap and ramrod holder. Two iron sling loops are also fitted - one at the fore-end of the barrel and the other in front of the trigger guard
1840
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Brunswick Pattern 1840. Naval rifle. Brass butt plate with tongue on top, fitted with a brass covered butt box with a semi-circular end (hinged) secured at the back by a steel spring. Plain brass trigger guard with brass spur behind. Two brass ramrod pipe
1840
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Pattern 1842. Percussion rifle-musket. The stock is possibly made of walnut. It is fitted with brass mounts: butt plate, trigger guard, fore-end cap and three ramrod pipes. An iron ramrod is fitted. A Lovell's spring catch to secure the bayonet proje
1853
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. Sea service pistol. The pistol has a walnut stock with a plain, slightly domed brass butt cap, which is fitted with a lanyard iron ring, a plain brass trigger guard, a simple brass ramrod pipe and a plain brass fore-end cap. The iron ramrod is mounted i
1855
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Colt Navy 1851 Pattern. Percussion revolver owned by Admiral Sir Lewis Beaumont 1847-1922. The stock has a polished wood grip with a steel butt plate. There is a solid steel frame and silver plated trigger guard. The lock is a single action, six-chambered
1855
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Pattern 1842. Musket. The stock is possibly made of walnut. Fitted with brass fore-end cap, brass butt plate, brass trigger guard and iron ramrod within brass ramrod pipe. Iron sling loops are attached to the barrel and trigger guard. A spring hook projec
1855
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Pattern 1842. Rifle-musket. The stock is made of walnut and fitted with brass butt plate, trigger guard, fore-end cap and two ramrod pipes containing an iron ramrod. A Lovell's spring catch is fitted to secure a bayonet. The lock is a percussion lock
1856
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Beaumont-Adams. Revolver. The stock consists of a chequered walnut grip with steel butt plate, solid steel frame and steel trigger guard. A Kerr rammer is fitted to the left side of the front of the frame and barrel. A safety catch is fitted to the rear o
1857
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Snider Enfield. Snider Enfield rifle (Infantry pattern). The stock is encircled with three iron bands secured by screws. Brass fore-end cap and brass butt plate. The brass trigger guard is fitted with a lower sling loop, the upper loop being secured to th
1857
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Enfield Pattern 1858. Naval Short Rifle. It is nearly fully stocked with brass plate and fore-end which is secured to the barrel by two steel bands, the upper of which bears a loop for a sling. Brass trigger guard to the front of which is secured the lowe
1862
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Snider Enfield. Snider Enfield Rifle. The stock, possibly made of walnut is stepped at the upper barrel band and again at lower band. Fore-end encircled by two barrel retaining bands (iron). Brass butt plate and brass fore-end. Brass trigger guard fitted
1865
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Remington Rolling Block. Remington rolling block pistol. The pistol is half-stocked with a flared butt (no cap) secured by steel strips back and front. The lock is a Remington rolling block in two parts. The hammer has a knurled spur with half and fully c
1867
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Revolver. Revolver. The stock has a wooden chequered grip fitted with a lanyard ring. The frame is a brass with a blued steel cylinder and steel octagonal barrel. The cylinder is chambered for six shots. Centrefire, double action. The barrel is of steel f
1870s
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Gatling 10-Barrel. Machine gun. The Gatling gun consists of ten barrels which revolve round a central axis. The centre fire cartridges are fed into the gun from a magazine mounted on top which holds 240 rounds. The barrels are rotated manually by a hand c
1873
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. Gras Model 66/74 gendarmerie rifle. The stock is secured to the barrel by a screw at the rear of the action and by two brass sleeves placed round the fore-end. The butt is only slightly dropped and is lacking its brass butt plate. The trigger guard is m
1874
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. Percussion pistol. The stock is made of walnut and is fitted with a broad brass trigger guard and flat brass butt cap to which is fitted a lanyard ring. Brass fore-end cap and ramrod pipe. Iron swivel ramrod enters the stock via the pipe. The pistol has
1874
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. Rimfire revolver. The stock has wooden grips, the remainder of the weapon being made of steel. It has a solid frame incorporating a spur as guard for the concealed trigger which only appears when the revolver is cocked. The hammer has a knurled spur. Th
1874
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Martini. Martini rifle. The stock is secured to the barrel by two steel bands. Fitted with steel trigger guard, steel butt plate and two sling loops. Martini action. The barrel is steel, circular and fitted with leaf rear sight and raised foresight. It is
1874
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Pistol, 1856 pattern. Pair of percussion pistols. The pistols have a stock which is fitted with a broad brass trigger guard and a flat brass buttcap with a steel ring for lanyard. There is a brass fore-end cap and a ramrod pipe. An iron swivel ramrod ente
1874
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Pistol, 1856 pattern. Percussion pistol, 1856 pattern. The stock is fitted with a brass buttcap, trigger guard and fore-end cap with a ramrod pipe. There is a single 'Lovell' washer fitted for the sidenail on the left side. The swivel iron ramro
1874
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Pistol, 1856 pattern. Percussion pistol, 1856 pattern. The stock is fitted with a broad brass trigger guard and a flat brass buttcap with a steel lanyard ring. The fore-end cap and the ramrod pipe are brass. The iron swivel ramrod enters the stock via the
1874
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Martini. Martini rifle. The stock is secured by two steel bands to the barrel and fitted with two sling loops. Martini action. The barrel is steel, fitted with aperture and leaf rearsight and blade foresight on ramp. The calibre is 0.22in. Inscribed on
1876
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. Hotchkiss Model 1878 rifle. The stock is secured to the barrel by two steel bands. The butt is slightly dropped with a steel butt plate. The trigger guard is steel and is secured by two screws. Sling loops are fitted, one to the front of the trigger, th
1878
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Martini-Enfield Mark II. Artillery carbine, virtually fully stocked to muzzle. The stock is secured to the barrel by two steel bands. Martini action. The barrel is steel with leaf rearsight and blade foresight. The calibre is 0.303in. It is inscribed with
1878
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Martini-Enfield Mark II. Artillery carbine. It is virtually fully stocked to muzzle. The stock is secured to the barrel by two steel bands. Martini action. The barrel is steel with leaf rearsight and blade foresight. The calibre is 0.303in. Two inverted a
1878
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Gardner 1-Barrel. Gardner machine gun consisting of one barrel mounted on a tripod. The ammunition is fed into the gun by means of a vertical magazine or hopper As the crank is revolved, a feed arm takes one of the cartridges, positions it in front of the
1882
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Webley Mark I. Service revolver. The stock consists of hard rubber grips applied to a butt which is of the rounded rather than flat end type. A lanyard ring is secured to the tip of the butt. The solid frame was made in one with the barrel but designed to
1887
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Enfield Nordenfelt 5-Barrel Mark II. Nordenfelt machine gun consisting of five barrels mounted on a tripod and fitted with a hopper magazine and hand lever to operate the mechanism. The calibre is 0.45in. Adopted by the Royal Navy and used as anti-torpedo
1892
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Martini-Enfield Mark II. Artillery carbine, virtually fully stocked to muzzle. The stock is secured to the barrel by two steel bands. Martini action. The barrel is steel with leaf rearsight and blade foresight. The calibre is 0.303in. It is stampted '
1893
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. Holster.
1894
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Belt. Brown leather belt.
1894
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Holster. Brown leather holster.
1894
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Webley Mark II Revolver. Webley Mark II revolver plus holster and belt (see parts ZBA0370.1, ZBA0370.2 and ZBA0370.3). Hard rubber grips are applied to the butt; a ring is attached to the tip of the butt. It has a solid frame made in one with the barrel b
1894
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Webley Mark II. Webley revolver: Twin hard rubber plaques are applied to either side of the butt to form a grip. A lanyard ring is fitted to the base of the butt. Solid frame made in one with the barrel. Double action with a six chambered cylinder and ma
1894
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Martini. Martini rifle, half stocked with steel trigger guard and butt plate. Martini action. The barrel is made of steel with leaf rear sight and blade foresight on ramp. The calibre is 0.22in. Inscribed on the rifle is the following: 'WW GREENER MA
1895
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Martini-Enfield Pattern 1876. Carbine. The stock is fitted with steel butt plate. The fore-end is secured by pins to the barrel and has a steel nose cap which incorporates a band passing over the barrel itself. The lock is a falling block of the Peabody-M
1896
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Martini-Enfield Pattern 1896. Martini Enfield carbine. The stock consists of a slight drop to the butt which has a steel plate secured by two screws. The fore-end is secured by pins to the barrel and has a steel nose cap which incorporates a band passing
1896
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Webley Mark III. Webley Mark III revolver. Hatched plaques of composite materials are applied to either side of the butt. The tip of the butt is fitted with a ring. The frame is solid with the barrel and is nickel plated. Fitted with a six chambered cylin
1897
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SMLE Mark 1*. Short Magazine Lee-Enfield Mark 1*Rifle. It is fully stocked - the stock encases the barrel which screws into the body. It is fitted with a brass buttplate with a trap which covers the compartment bored into the butt to store cleaning equipm
1905
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. Rifle owned by Admiral of the Fleet Lord Cunningham 1883-1963. The stock is fitted with a steel trigger guard and brass butt plate with hinged cap which covers a compartment bored into the butt to store cleaning equipment. Two loops for slings are also
1908
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Nagant Pattern 1891. Rifle. The barrel is secured to the stock by brass pins and the midsection of the barrel to the fore-end is encased in wood. There is a slot cut in the underside of the stock which contains a cleaning rod. A sling swivel is attached t
1908
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. Firing pin removed from Browning Pattern 1910 automatic pistol. Previously erroneously linked to signal pistol AAA2420.
1910
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. Spring removed from Browning Pattern 1910 automatic pistol. Previously erroneously linked to signal pistol AAA2420.
1910
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Browning Pattern 1910. Automatic pistol owned by Admiral of the Fleet, the Viscount Jellicoe 1859-1935. The stock is made of blued steel with rubber grips. The butt incorporates the magazine which holds seven cartridges. The back of the slide is verticall
1910
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. Naval issue holster made of leather.
1912
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. Box with a handle for the automatic pistol. Inscribed on the lid is 'GRT'.
1913
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. Cleaning rod for the automatic pistol.
1913
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. Cleaning rod for Webley & Scott Mark I Automatic pistol. In two parts.
1913
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. Tip of cleaning rod (AAA2437.1)
1913
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Webley & Scott Mark I Automatic. Automatic pistol. The stock consists of blue steel with chequered rubber grips. The butt incorporates the magazine and there is a magazine release latch on the underside of the butt. A lanyard ring is fitted to the hee
1913
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. Steyr rifle. Virtually fully stocked to muzzle and fitted with a steel butt plate and trigger guard. Fullers each side of the fore-end afford a grip for the left hand. A single steel band, secured by a forward spring round the stock, acts as a sling sw
1914
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. Holster. A naval broad arrow and the serial number '16340' are inscribed on this object.

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. Winchester Model 1892 rifle. It has a walnut stock and all the furniture is steel. The tubular magazine is in the fore-end. An underlever lock, operated to cock on opening and supply round from magazine. The barrel is rifled. The calibre is 44/40 in. Th
1915
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Lee-Enfield Mark III*. Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle. It is fully stocked; the stock encases the barrel which screws into the body. There is a brass butt plate with trap which covers a compartment bored into the butt to store cleaning equipment. The ri
1915
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Webley Mark I**. Webley revolver. Twin hard rubber plaques are applied to either side of the butt to form a grip. A lanyard ring is fitted to the base of the butt. Solid frame made in one with the barrel. Double action with a six chambered cylinder and m
1915
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Webley Mark II**. Webley Mark II**revolver. Twin hard rubber plaques are applied to either side of the butt to form a grip. A ring is secured to the tip of the butt. Solid frame made in one with the barrel. It is fitted with a six chambered cylinder and
1915
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Webley Mark VI. Revolver. The stock consists of a hatched plaque of composition material applied to each side of the butt which is fitted with a lanyard ring. The frame is solid with the barrel and made entirely of steel. The hammer has a pronounced near
1915
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Mauser Model 1898. Mauser model carbine. The stock almost completely encloses the barrel and incorporates the upper sling attachment. A bayonet bar is attached beneath the stock at the rear end of the cap. The stock is cut beneath the bolt knob as a relie
1916
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. Holster. Made of leather with brass studs. The letters 'N EFC' are inscribed over an arrow.
1917
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Holster. Inscription "MECO 1940."
1918
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Webley Mark VI. Revolver owned by Commander W E May, RN (1899-1989) with holster (see AAA2421.1). Twin rubber plaques are applied to each side of the butt to form a grip. The solid frame is made in one with the barrel. The rear sight is situated on top of
1918
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Webley Mark VI. Revolver with twin hard rubber plaques applied to each side of the butt to form the grip of the stock. A lanyard ring is fitted to the base whilst a solid frame is made in one with the barrel. The double action lock of the revolver has a s
1918
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Thompson Model 1928 A1. Thompson Model 1928 A1 submachine gun. It has a wooden stock and pistol grip; the rest of the weapon is steel. It can be fitted with either a 20 or 30 round box magazine or a 50 or 100 round drum magazine (both missing). Blowback
Model 1928
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Enfield No 2 Mark I. Enfield No 2 Mark 1 revolver. Wooden grips are applied to either side of the butt. A ring is fitted to the base of the butt. The frame is solid with the barrel and made entirely of steel. Fitted with a six chamber cylinder. Double act
1930s
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Mauser Model 1898. Mauser Model 1898 rifle. The stock is made of wood partly encasing the barrel and it is fitted with a lug for a bayonet. The pistol grip is cut beneath the bolt knob as a relief and pierced behind the wrist to secure a sling (missing).
1938
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Enfield No 2 Mark I*. Enfield No 2 Mark 1*revolver. Wooden grips applied to either side of the butt. A ring is fitted to the base of the butt. The frame is solid with the barrel and made of steel. It is fitted with a six chamber cylinder. Double action. T
1939
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Webley & Scott Mark I. Signal pistol. Hatched plaques made of composite material are attached to either side of the butt and a lanyard ring is fitted to the base of the butt. Single action. The barrel is made of brass. The calibre is 1.5in. Stamped o
1939
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Model 82. Rifle, fully stocked to muzzle and secured by two steel bands. Sling loops are attached. It has a bolt action lock. The barrel is made of steel. The rear sight is missing and the foresight is encased within two steel wings. The calibre is 0.22in
1940-5
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PPSH 41 Submachine Gun. PPSh41Submachine gun (Pistolet-Pulemet Shpagina). It has a half stock made of wood and a steel barrel and barrel jacket which extends beyond the muzzle to act as a muzzle brake. The trigger and trigger guard are steel. Blowback mec
1941-6
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. Mark III * flare or signal pistol. It has a brass barrel with a flared muzzle and black grips. The calibre is 1in. Stamped on the pistol is the following: '22624 D' (which is the serial number) arrow, 'K' 'CSR SYDNEY III'
1943
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. Signal pistol. Wood plaques have been applied to the grips, the rest of the pistol made of brass and steel. The barrel hinges forward of the action at the breech. Single action. The barrel is a plain steel tube, smooth bore and of circular section. The
1944
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Case for revolver. Inscription "Presented to Admiral Sir Terence Lewin Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command by Commandant de Corps J J Vischer, Chief of General Staff, Swiss Army, November 1975."
1975
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SIG Model 1882. Sig M1882 revolver presented to Admiral of the Fleet Lord Lewin (1920-1999) in a case (see ZBA2215.1). Solid frame steel revolver fitted with a six shot cylinder and a black chequered grip. The revolver is double action. There is a rear U
1975
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AK-47 Assault Rifle Type 56. AK-47 assault rifle. Wooden stock and pistol grip with steel barrel and steel curved magazine. The magazine takes 30 rounds of ammunition. It is fitted with high front sights and a tangent rear leaf sight. The gun is gas oper
early 1980s
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AK-47 Assault Rifle Type 56. Firing pin for the AK-47 assault rifle.
early 1980s
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