Walking Stick Cane Shotgun

Datepre 1898

MediumBamboo, Metal

Dimensions88.9cm L. , 9.5cm H. , 2.2cm W.

ClassificationsPersonal Gear

Catalog number75.228

DescriptionSerial #: 6 appears on bolt. Also hand engraved on bolt , IRS. 9052B. (This weapon by the IRS & Treasury Department when it was brought into the United States.) Stock: medium brown wooden cane. Handle is ebony. Barrel Unsure of caliber. Possibly a 12, 14, or 24 caliber. Mechanism: Pin-fire. Vertical peg lock. Manufacture date: Pre 1898. Purchased in Germany in 1965. 1984 value: $400-500. Appraise : Dennis Rothbard. Dec. 6, 1984 E.B. & D.M.

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