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Double-barrelled flintlock pistol
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Double-barrelled flintlock pistol

W. Leur · c. 1750 · striking (metalworking); blocked; relief (sculpture technique); cutting; engraving; horn (animal material); brass (alloy)

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

About this work

The pistol has two locks, left and right. On the inside of the lockplate WL is stamped; the mechanism has two triggers side by side, with the right lock operated first. Between the two side-by-side barrels is a signature, the patch is of brass; the barrels are stamped at the bottom with a mark in the shape of a dagger. The stock has carving with symmetrical leafy vines; the fore-end is covered with cowhorn. The brass furniture, mainly with asymmetrical foliage, consists of two unadorned ramrod tubes, a wide trigger guard, a butt cap with, among other things, a lion's mask in relief, and a ramrod with a cowhorn cap.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDubbelloops vuursteenpistool. c. 1750. W. Leur. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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