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Flintlock pistol
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Flintlock pistol

Barend Penterman · c. 1690 · blocked; cutting; drawn thread work; engraving; beitelen; iron (metal)

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

About this work

Part of a pair. The lock plate is engraved with a leaping lion, a galloping horse, and a signature; the cock and the frizzen are relief-carved with flowering branches. The round barrel has a ring at the rear and is relief-carved with arabesque-like leafy vines around a grotesque mask serving as the rear sight; between the rear decoration and the breech runs a flat rib with a signature; the front sight bead is of iron; stamped at the rear with the coat of arms of Utrecht. The stock is relief-carved with, among other things, large leafy vines.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVuursteenpistool. c. 1690. Barend Penterman. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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