IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 158338 accession number: O.32-1879 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Short, crude iron barrel of round section with an integral pan and swivelling pan cover, back sight, short breech strap, slightly flaring muzzle with a moulding at the end of the stock, and bead fore sight. The stock is of pale wood, light and almost full length, with a round-ended paddle butt, rounded breech cap and two sets of woven leather barrel bands. The lock comprises a solid, block trigger attached by a simple linkage to a small serpentine title: matchlock carbine LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts collection: Robert Taylor creditline: Given by Robert Taylor, MA STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/158338 CATEGORIES ------ category: weapons DATING ------ creation date: 1700 - 1800 creation date earliest: 1700 creation date latest: 1800 culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Barrel Length units: cm value: 29.1 dimension: Overall Length units: cm value: 60.4 dimension: Weight units: g value: 730 CITATIONS -------- List of arms presented to the Fitzwilliam Museum by Robert Tayler, Esq. February 10 1879 ---