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Title: PETRONAL GUN Post by: glynkid on January 23, 2010, 03:12:32 PM This is a 17th century toy petronal gun found on a cheshire farm
Title: Re: PETRONAL GUN Post by: Tafflaff (Rob) on January 23, 2010, 03:32:52 PM I'd like to put that on the Gallery database, what detector do you use fella , what depth was it and Date of find?
Title: Re: PETRONAL GUN Post by: Neil on January 23, 2010, 03:37:56 PM Thats a cracking find. does it have the small hole to put the black powder in to fire it? Amazing what kids were allowed to do compared to now.
Neil Title: Re: PETRONAL GUN Post by: glynkid on January 23, 2010, 05:14:47 PM Hi neil
all my finds over 300 years old are recorded with CPAT ths find was made approx 2 years ago I have used many different detectors over the years and this one was found with the good old hawkeye on a stubble field six to eight inches down still use the hawkeye and the goldmaxpower three and a rapier Title: Re: PETRONAL GUN Post by: glynkid on January 23, 2010, 05:17:26 PM SHOULD READ ROB
To neal this toy gun did not fire anythig to my knowledge the trigger is fixed Title: Re: PETRONAL GUN Post by: 150aceboy on January 23, 2010, 05:18:52 PM That was a cracking find there fella, love to find one like that, have Rob to put it in gallery for you mate, well done
Ace ;) Title: Re: PETRONAL GUN Post by: Neil on January 23, 2010, 05:59:49 PM Thanks for the reply Glynkid. I am pretty sure there was no trigger in the first place, as it would have had a a piece of metal joining the two jutting out bits together like in the photo attached. The black powder would have gone at the rear of the barrel or slightly to the side, like in the photo attached. Light and stand back. they used to fire them at lead shy cocks as well as anything else. I believe they are originally French in design and very collectable.
Lovely find mate Neil Title: Re: PETRONAL GUN Post by: bymatt666 (byron) on January 23, 2010, 09:40:34 PM thats a great find glynkid......i googled it and it came up with PETRONEL..spelt that way....described as a 16th/17th c horsemans peece (sic)...that developed into the pistol/carbine....apparently petronel is something to do with the chest ,in french, and it was fired from a sling across the chest.....well found....byron
Title: Re: PETRONAL GUN Post by: The Doc on January 23, 2010, 10:49:32 PM Great litle find, and one that's still on my wishlist.
Title: Re: PETRONAL GUN Post by: vitallius (Dave) on January 24, 2010, 09:46:45 AM A cracking little petronol, Ive only ever found one very nice well done ;D ;D......Dave
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