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Butt, gun

Collection ID: 
1986.040
Collection: 
Social history

Wooden butt of rifle from HMS Vanguard. HMS Vanguard stamped on butt, with 9 7 17.|Japanese Arisaka military bolt action service rifle. At the start of World War One the British Royal Navy purchased many of these rifles from Japan because there was a shortage of military equipment.


Physical attributes

Dimensions
Length270mm