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Flintlock Pistol
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With its embellished steel and inlaid bone handle, this fine pistol was a gentlemen's weapon. This is the type of gun gentlemen used in duels, counting out ten paces then turning and firing their pistols.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFlintlock Pistol, 1788. Italy, Brescia, 18th century. Steel, walnut and bone stock; overall: 48.3 cm (19 in.); barrel: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.); bore: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.49
