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Queen Victoria fired the gun that left this mark in 1860.


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jCross14-Jul-2021 09:49
It was a Whitworth Rifle, now in the Royal Collection Trust.
She pulled a string with the rifle attached to a machine Rest.
My reading told me that it fired an iron bullet which solves a mystery.
I couldn't understand how a lead projectile could leave such an impact mark on an iron target.
It was fun reading up on it.
John Cooper06-Jul-2021 21:43
She did it about 1860 John, forty odd years before our club was formed.I will look for the photo of the gun.
sunnybob06-Jul-2021 04:42
Show him the gun she used John.
jCross06-Jul-2021 00:34
That is very cool!
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