Gun, marking
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- OBJECT TYPE
- COLOUR PELLETS
- DATE
- 1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1988.1071.001
- MANUFACTURER
- NELSON PAINT CO.
- MODEL
- NEL-SPOT 707
- LOCATION
- Iron Mountain, Michigan, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC/ METAL/ LEATHER
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.5 cm
- Width
- 7.0 cm
- Height
- 15.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Forestry
- Category
- Harvesting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- NELSON
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Michigan
- City
- Iron Mountain
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY FROM 1970'S TO PRESENT
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE - Function
-
TO MARK TREES WITH A COLOUR PELLET - Technical
-
DEVELOPMENT OF A GUN THAT SHOOTS COLOUR PELLETS WHICH ENABLES OPERATOR TO MARK OBJECTS FROM A DISTANCE IN DIFFICULT TERRAIN, OR IN CASE OF WILDLIFE, IN SAFETY; AND DO THE TASK MUCH MORE QUICKLY - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED ON SIDE OF BARRELL: `NEL-SPOT "707"/ THE NELSON PAINT CO./ IRON MOUNTAIN, MICH.'/ SCRATCHED ON SIDE: `DF/ 66-1'/ STAMPED ON HOLSTER: `MANUFACTURED BY/ GROSMAN ARMS (CANADA) LTD./ DUNNVILLE ONT. CANADA'
- Missing
- COLOUR PELLETS/ CO2 CARTRIDGES
- Finish
- BLACK GUN & HOLSTER
- Decoration
- HANDLE OF GUN PEBBLED & DIAMOND CUT TEXTURE
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NELSON PAINT CO., Gun, marking, after 1960, Artifact no. 1988.1071, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.1071.001/
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