PISTOL, POCKET
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- 4 BARREL 22. CAL.
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- STEEL, CHROME, PLASTIC
- Catalogue Number
- P19970011000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- 4 BARREL 22. CAL.
- Date Range From
- 1950
- Date Range To
- 1960
- Materials
- STEEL, CHROME, PLASTIC
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 8
- Length
- 11.2
- Width
- 2.1
- Description
- SQUARE FOUR BARREL 22. CAL. PISTOL WITH YELLOWING PLASTIC HANDLE. PISTOL IS BREACH BREAK STYLE WITH T-SHAPED LOCKING CLASP ON TOP. ENDS OF T HAVE FLUTED GRIPS. AT BACK OF TOP IS SHALLOW V-SIGHT AND AT TOP OF MUZZLE IS SINGLE FLAT HALF-CIRCLE POST. PISTOL HAS FOUR BARRELS AND SOLID SLIDE TRIGGER. HANDLE HAS PLASTIC GRIPS WITH CRISS-CROSS PATTERN AND CIRCLE SIGHT LOGO WITH "EIG" STAMPED INTO IT. STAMPED INTO SIDE OF BARREL IS "USE STANDARD VELOCITY CAL. 22. SHORT, LONG OR LONG RIFLE CARTRIDGES". STAMPED INTO OTHER SIDE IS SIGHT LOGO WITH "EIG" AND "ITALY" AND "57389". STAMPED INTO BUTT OF PISTOL IS "578389". CHROME PLATING AT MUZZLE IS CHIPPED. PLASTIC ON HANDLE HAS SEVERAL SCRATCHES.
- Subjects
- ARMAMENT-FIREARM
- Historical Association
- PERSONAL CARE
- History
- SPECIFIC HISTORY UNKNOWN. EIG IS MANUFACTURED BY A GERMAN COMPANY CALLED ROHM. SMALL PISTOLS SUCH AS THIS ONE WERE POPULAR WITH LADIES FOR PROTECTION BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE AND EASE OF USE.
- Catalogue Number
- P19970011000
- Acquisition Date
- 1997-02
- Collection
- Museum
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