NON-IRISH ANTIQUITY : GIRONA FINDS

Object Name: Arquebus stock; ramrod; lead shot
Description: 'Complete wooden stock of an arquebus (the lighter of the two forms of hand-gun); with it is its ramrod, 847mm lenght, and the lead ball found in the chamber, 16mm calibre. While none of the metal parts, the barrel and the firing-mechanism, have survived, the housings for them are well preserved. The barrel end is straight with a slight curve to the butt. Flanagan, L. 'Ireland's Armada Legacy' (1988) p.95
Materials: wood & lead
Place Collected
Catalogue Number: BELUM.BGR.180
Copyright: National Museums NI

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