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Flintlock pistol
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Flintlock pistol

Jan van Solingen (I) · 1690 - 1700 · cutting; engraving; beitelen; flint (rock); iron (metal); wood (plant material)

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

About this work

Part of a pair. The lock is unadorned except for the engraved border and a signature. The barrel is marked at the back with the coat of arms of Amsterdam and underneath with a lily. The stock is carved with foliage among other motifs. The iron furniture includes, among other things, a screwplate of leafy vines, a heart-shaped thumbplate framed by borders and flowering branches with a little crown above, and a butt cap with a chiseled-in-relief mask on an octagonal butt plate; the ramrod is fitted with an iron cap.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVuursteenpistool. 1690 - 1700. Jan van Solingen (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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