Public domain
Double-barrelled flintlock pistol
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The two locks are attached on the left and right; the cock is simply chiseled; the lockplate has a long tail; there are two triggers. The barrels are mounted one above the other and have a long stock; the muzzle flares out; the upper barrel has an iron front sight. The fore-end of the stock is grooved, the ramrod is on the right; fitted with a rest as on a target rifle. The ramrod cap is brass, as is the furniture of the four ramrod tubes, the forked trigger guard at the rear is of iron, the stock plate is of copper; the ramrod is fitted with a brass cap and an iron ring.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDubbelloops vuursteenpistool. c. 1665. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.