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Flintlock pistol with iron stock
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Flintlock pistol with iron stock

anonymous · 1660 - 1670 · soldering; relief (sculpture technique); engraving; iron (metal); brass (alloy); steel (alloy)

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

About this work

Entirely iron flintlock pistol. The lock is entirely attached to the outside of the pistol; the cock and the block to which the cock is attached are engraved with overlapping acanthus leaves. The barrel is divided into three by rings: the rear part is engraved in bas-relief on top with leafy scrolls, the middle part with a military trophy, and the front part is fitted with a yellow-brass front sight bead; two relief ramrod tubes are soldered to the bottom of the barrel. The iron stock consists only of a grip as an extension of the barrel, which terminates in a turban-shaped butt cap; the grip is engraved with a grotesque mask, a military trophy, foliage and the traces of the butt cap; the ramrod is of steel.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linevuursteenpistool met ijzeren kolf. 1660 - 1670. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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