Box for W.W. Greener's Humane and Instantaneous Horse Killer (Pocket Pattern)
Maker
W.W. Greener
(British, founded 1829)
Datec 1930
Object number00016832
NameBox
MediumCardboard, ink
DimensionsOverall: 45 x 190 mm
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from NYK Line (Australia) Pty Ltd
HistoryIn 1895, W.W. Greener invented the world's first Humane Killer, a gun designed to kill cattle, sheep, pigs and horses, quickly and easily. This instrument was adopted by the War Office, for use in the Veterinary, Remount and Butchering Departments, and by the Admiralty for its Victualling yards. The instrument was also modified to use .310 caliber cartridges. After several years, the models became obsolete in the 1960s and ammunition for the older models was impossible to obtain.
before 1965