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Flintlock pistol converted into a rifle
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Flintlock pistol converted into a rifle

Lambertus Michaelis Thone · c. 1800 · inlay (process); damascened; cutting; burnished; engraving; blauwen; iron (metal); silver (metal); horn (animal material); steel (alloy); baleen

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

About this work

Flintlock pistol converted to a rifle; in Empire style. The front part of the lock is very long; the cock is engraved with a cornucopia, the lockplate with a swan and a signature. The Damascus barrel is browned and flares out at both front and rear; stamped at the rear with the coat of arms of Amsterdam and engraved with the signature; fitted with an iron rear sight, a silver front sight and a sliding barrel tang. The stock has a curved grip that ends in a flat butt cap; the grip is cross-hatched and inlaid with silver studs. The silver furniture includes, among other things, a blued thumbplate with an engraved, stylized flower calyx, and a forked trigger guard engraved with amorini, as is the cheek plate under the butt cap; the whalebone ramrod is fitted with a cowhorn cap and an iron ring.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVuursteenpistool omgebouwd tot geweer. c. 1800. Lambertus Michaelis Thone. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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