Spring Gun, early 19th century
Spring guns were rigged to
fire when a string or other triggering device was tripped.
They were used as traps against poachers and
trespassers.
This gun dates from the
early 19th century and was reported to be still in use in 1860 in
Glenson Gardens near New Abbey, even though use of booby traps was
made illegal in 1829.
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