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Tank Gun

Weapon
ca. 1980 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

large hand carved gun for a tank, painted dark grey
housed in a plain card box shaped to fit and label TANK GUN


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Prototype
  • Box
TitleTank Gun (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
carved and painted wood, card
Brief description
Palitoy, English, about 1980
Physical description
large hand carved gun for a tank, painted dark grey
housed in a plain card box shaped to fit and label TANK GUN
Production typePrototype
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

This is a matrix for a tank gun, probably one of the Action Man series.
Collection
Accession number
B.2594:1-1999

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Record createdNovember 9, 2000
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