H16840 Accession Number: H16840

Description

Cocos Keeling Islands, Indian Ocean. November 1914. A pistol, eighteen inches long, taken from a crew member of the German Navy Light Cruiser Emden after the ship was captured. (Purchased from Mrs M.E. Roddam)

Details

Accession Number
H16840
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
November 1914
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession H16840

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