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Wheellock Pistol
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Wheellock Pistol

Jan Aerts · 1655 · blocked; engraving; iron (metal); wood (plant material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Very simple military pistol. The wheel has a wheel guide at the bottom with a hole to the left to see if the spring was cocked; a signature on both sides of the lock. An inscription on the barrel; stamped at the bottom with a mark in the shape of a horseshoe and the letters IB above an inverted S. The stock is probably of walnut. The iron furniture includes a ramrod case and a square trigger guard; the wooden ramrod is fitted with an iron cap.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineRadslotpistool. 1655. Jan Aerts. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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