Summary
British Service percussion carbine, Pattern 1840 Carbine (Constabulary Carbine), cal. .653 in., steel smoothbore round barrel. Lockplate is a Pattern 1842 model.
Carbine cut down in 1955 and the lock mechanism sectioned to show operation. Remaining pieces discarded and no longer in collection.
One of 26 guns donated in 1871 by the Victorian Ordnance Department from its Melbourne Armoury, for the newly created Industrial and Technological Museum. The display was intended to show mechanics and gunsmiths the principles of gun construction and recent technical developments in weapons.
Physical Description
Steel side lock and hammer on R.H. side, brass oval triggerguard with acorn front spur, two brass 'Lovell's sidenail cups' for lockplate screws on L.H.side. Lockplate is a Pattern 1842 model. Barrel L.H.side stamped with Birmingham proof of a crown over crossed sceptres with 'B C/ P' (Birmingham City Proof) in the three vacant quarters.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Melbourne Armoury, 24 Oct 1871
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User
Victoria: Ordnance Branch, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1840s-1860s
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Inscriptions
Stamped on lockplate: TOWER/ PROOF, crown Stamped on barrel top L.H.side with Birmingham proof mark.
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Overall Dimensions
18.8 cm (Length), 5.8 cm (Width), 11 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Rifles & Muskets: British, Rifles & Muskets: Military, Victorian Colonial Defence Forces
