"Queen Anne" Screw-Barrel Carbine
Dateca. 2015
Maker
George W. Mitchell III
MediumWalnut, iron, steel and silver.
DimensionsOverall: 39 3/4" Height: 6 3/4"
Credit LineGift of Tamara Mitchell
Object number2016-182 (R)
DescriptionReproduction of 1960-745. Coaching or horseman's screw-barrel carbine built in a manner identical to the "Queen Anne" pistols of the day. Integrally forged lock, breech and grip strap. Plain buttstock with comb, silver wristplate and steel buttplate. Cannon-muzzle barrel joined to the frame by a removable ring and slide-bar mechanism, which functions like a "universal joint" when loading the carbine.
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