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ANTIQUE #SA712021

Asprey Cartridge Place Finder Butt Marker Shotgun Shooting Novelty

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Andrew Nethercott Antiques

High quality gun metal and lacquered brass shooters butt marker/place finder in the form of a 12 bore shotgun cartridge, circa 1930s.
 
The base twists to reveal a raised section of eight silver numbered pegs, the cartridge base marked ASPREY`S CARTRIDGE PLACE FINDER Patent Applied For, the top marked `LOADED BY ASPREY, 6, SMOKELESS`,
 
The eight numbered pegs are randomly inserted. number side down, into the slots inside the cartridge, each shooter then draws a peg and the revealed number shows the actual shooting position (butt) that they will use.
 
Retains almost all of its original bronzing and lacquer, good smooth opening and closing action.
 
2,3/8'' or 6cm long.
 
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Antique SA712021 shown on this page was made in 1930. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
1930
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Andrew Nethercott Antiques
Works of Art, Collectables, Scientific and Decorative Antiques from the 17th - 20th Century
Glamorgan
United Kingdom
Tel: 07855 851121
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD