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Double-barrelled flintlock rifle
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Double-barrelled flintlock rifle

Jan Kitzen · c. 1650 · relief (sculpture technique); drawn thread work; filing; engraving; beitelen; brandmerken; wood (plant material); horn (animal material); brass (alloy)

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

About this work

The lock consists of two parts: the rear lock plate and two front lock plates; the rear lock plate has chiseled relief decoration ending in the head of a monster; the lock is engraved with foliate work; the cock is pierced and engraved in bas-relief in the form of a dragon and a squirrel; the two front lock plates each operate one of the two barrels; one front lock plate is engraved Jan Kitzen : Ft, the other à Maestricht. The two barrels are mounted one above the other and fitted with a filed ring; stamped on top I*K above the double-headed eagle of Maastricht; two brass wings form the rear sight, the two sight beads are of the same material; the tail of the barrel is engraved with a dragon and foliate work. The stock consists of two parts, the grip and the fore-end; the fore-end is grooved on both sides, one groove accommodating the ramrod, and ends at the front in a cap of cowhorn; the grip is fire-marked at the bottom with two curved fish above the stamped number 26.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDubbelloops vuursteendraailoopgeweer. c. 1650. Jan Kitzen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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