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This is an alarm gun. Alarm guns were used for disturbing poachers and alerting keepers to their presence. It previously belonged to a shoeing smith in Kingscelere, Hampshire until the late 1950s. It is made of brass an iron, and is inscribed on one side 'INVENTO' and 'C. OSBORNE' on the other.
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1 alarm gun: metal (iron, brass); good condition
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MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'ALARM GUN // Found in the stock of Mr Garret, a shoeing smith at Kingsclere who died in 1958 or 9. // [pencil sketch] // INVENTO // other side C. OSBORNE // Brass // Iron'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4414.tif - High resolution image