AUST COLONIAL PERIOD CONVICT PERC TRAP GUN: 1 3/8 at the muzzle; 15 iron barrel; barrel & lock encased in wood & secured by 2 wide iron bands; plain lock & hammer; activated by a lever underneath the body of the gun, when someone trips the wires; drk brown patina to all metal parts; complete with lead weather cover to the lock area; gwo & cond. A scarce, early Colonial piece of the type used in the penal system in Tasmania. Purchased in Tasmania. Not often seen in percussion …... C.1840's N/L

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Lot 510AUST COLONIAL PERIOD CONVICT PERC TRAP GUN: 1 3/8" at the muzzle; 15" iron barrel; barrel & lock encased in wood & secured by 2 wide iron bands; plain lock & hammer; activated by a lever underneath the body of the gun, when someone trips the wires; drk brown patina to all metal parts; complete with lead weather cover to the lock area; gwo & cond. A scarce, early Colonial piece of the type used in the penal system in Tasmania. Purchased in Tasmania. Not often seen in percussion …... C.1840's N/L

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AUSTRALIAN ARMS AUCTIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LESKI AUCTIONS (#1036) Closed

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Description: AUST COLONIAL PERIOD CONVICT PERC TRAP GUN: 1 3/8" at the muzzle; 15" iron barrel; barrel & lock encased in wood & secured by 2 wide iron bands; plain lock & hammer; activated by a lever underneath the body of the gun, when someone trips the wires; drk brown patina to all metal parts; complete with lead weather cover to the lock area; gwo & cond. A scarce, early Colonial piece of the type used in the penal system in Tasmania. Purchased in Tasmania. Not often seen in percussion …... C.1840's N/L

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