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Flintlock pistol
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Flintlock pistol

Jan Knoop · c. 1665 · inlay (process); blocked; cutting; engraving; ivory; iron (metal); ebony (wood)

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

About this work

Part of a pair. The lockplate is sparingly engraved with foliage and a signature. The round barrel is stamped at the bottom with various illegible marks. The stock is grooved at the front and ends at the rear in a separate ebony butt cap, the separation is indicated with an ivory strip; the butt cap is fitted with fictitious triangular traces under three roundels, all inlaid with ebony. The iron furniture is unadorned and consists of the trigger guard and a short, round ramrod tube; the wooden ramrod is fitted with an ebony cap.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVuursteenpistool. c. 1665. Jan Knoop. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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