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Flintlock pocket pistol
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Flintlock pocket pistol

Jan Flock · before 1688 · trekken; blocked; gild; engraving; iron (metal); gilding (material); brass (alloy)

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

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Flintlock pocket pistol with a rifled, detachable barrel, part of a pair. The lock mechanism is hidden in a partially iron, partially gilded yellow-copper case that extends into the grip; the cock is engraved with a flowering branch; the straight trigger protrudes from the bottom of the case downwards and is not protected by a trigger guard. The barrel consists of two parts: a round, rifled part with eight grooves at the front that is detachable, and a signed, octagonal breech at the rear. The stock consists only of a short grip of gilded yellow-copper with a suspension eye at the bottom, to which a round, yellow-copper plate stamped with the number 513 is attached; over the stock runs a raised surface that tapers into a leaf and is engraved with a mark in the form of two curved fish above the number 31 on 210-A and 32 on 210-B; no provision for a ramrod.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVuursteen zakpistool. before 1688. Jan Flock. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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