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Rear-loading flintlock pistol
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Rear-loading flintlock pistol

Jean Louroux · c. 1665 · trekken; striking (metalworking); gild; engraving; beitelen; iron (metal); copper (metal); gilding (material)

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

About this work

Flintlock pistol or cavalry pistol; part of a pair. The lock is chased and engraved with foliage, a bird and a signature decorated with vines. The barrel can be partially unscrewed and is engraved on top with foliage and marked at the bottom with the letters CMLI, a crowned rose, the letter L and the signature LOVROV; the muzzle has the shape of a tulip like a cannon and has a collar. The butt cap is fitted with gilded copper, the rest of the pistol with iron and consists of a forked trigger guard with three iron studs and a butt cap with a gilded copper cap that gives a pierced appearance.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAchterlaad vuursteenpistool. c. 1665. Jean Louroux. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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