Arkivism
Flintlock pistol
Public domain

Flintlock pistol

Gerrit Lasonder (II) · 1710 - 1720 · cutting; drawn thread work; gild; engraving; blauwen; iron (metal); gilding (material); wood (plant material); brass (alloy)

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

About this work

Part of a pair. The gilded brass lock plate is engraved with a signature; the cock is of iron, the steel spring blued. The barrel has a round cross-section and a series of octagonal rings at the rear; a rib runs between the breech and the iron front sight; marked at the rear with the coat of arms of Utrecht and at the bottom with a crowned coat of arms. The stock is carved with, among other things, foliage. The gilded brass furniture includes, among other things, a screw plate with openwork leafy tendrils, one ending in a dragon, and a female figure with a short sword on a wagon drawn by a mythical figure, an unadorned thumb plate framed by foliage and a butt cap with facets and a mask on the octagonal butt plate; the ramrod is fitted with a brass cap.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVuursteenpistool. 1710 - 1720. Gerrit Lasonder (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

Similar works