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West Australian Rifle Association > Records

Parker's dead black paint

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1930 - 1960

Overview

Glass paint bottle

Historical information

A.J. Parker's "Dead Black" paint for darkening rifle sights

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-205-2022.104

Width

25 mm

Height or length

70 mm

Contextual Information

'Dead-Black' was used to darken rifle sights, which are the eyepieces shooters use to aim their shots.

Year

West Australian Rifle Association

West Australian Rifle Association

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