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Holder with flintlock pistol
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Holder with flintlock pistol

anonymous · 1655 - 1660 · sawing; engraving; beitelen; iron (metal)

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

About this work

Combination of a hanger and a flintlock pistol. The iron grip is relief-carved with foliage and a dolphin; the butt plate has sawn-out ornaments including acanthus leaves; the pommel has the shape of a pistol grip. The curved blade is relief-carved at the top with foliate vines and engraved on the outside with an emblem consisting of an arm emerging from a cloud holding a falchion and below the text Concordia res Parvae CresCunt above branched foliage; on the carrying side a man with a hat with the text Credens Pro nobis Quis Consientius and branched foliage. The lock of the pistol is attached to the outside of the hanger; the barrel has a ring at the back and at the breech, where the barrel is mounted to the blade of the hanger.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineHouwer met vuursteenpistool. 1655 - 1660. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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