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Subiaco Museum > Records

TOY: WOODEN RIFLE GUN

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c. 1970 - 1979

Overview

A handmade rifle gun made for child's play. The gun stock is constructed of one solid piece of wood. A wooden dowel piece is secured on top of the wooden stock by a wide piece of brown tape, to resemble the barrel of a rifle.

The trigger guard is made of metal and fixed to the wooden stock with two screws. A metal nail protrudes in between the trigger guard to resemble the trigger mechanism.

Historical information

One of two toy guns donated together (see 2025.30)

Pauline Diggins noted that the wooden guns were made by Subiaco architect Colin Moore. The toy guns were used to play 'war games' by Moore's daughter's Rebecca and Gina and for the Diggins' children Sarah and Justin during the 1970s.

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cwa-org-43-2025.29

Item type

Material

Keywords

DIGGINS Richard And Pauline

DIGGINS, Justin

Year

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Wednesday, 16 July, 2025

Completeness

94

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