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Flintlock pistol with belt hook
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Flintlock pistol with belt hook

Gerrit Lasonder (I) · 1680 - 1690 · engraving; iron (metal); wood (plant material)

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

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Military pistol with belt hook. The lock is engraved with foliage and a signature. The barrel is divided by three rings, one around the breech; marked at the back with the coat of arms of Utrecht and underneath with a C. The stock is hardly carved. The iron furniture consists of two ramrod pipes with slits between the rings, a screwplate in the shape of a stretched S with a belt hook over it, and a butt cap engraved with foliage and borders; the ramrod is fitted with an iron cap.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVuursteenpistool met gordelhaak. 1680 - 1690. Gerrit Lasonder (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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