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Cavalry Pistol with Brown Wooden Stock, Featuring Iron Plates with Engraved Ornament
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Cavalry Pistol with Brown Wooden Stock, Featuring Iron Plates with Engraved Ornament

Laborde · 1699 - 1899 · flint (rock); iron (metal); wood (plant material)

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

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Cavalry Pistol with an Iron Smooth Round Barrel, Two Profile Bands Each with Two Rings, and a Profile Band with a Single Ring Separating the Round Barrel from the Octagonal Part of the Barrel. The Lock Plate is Entirely of Iron with Engraved Acanthus Leaves and Has the Text "LABORDE A PARIS" on the Right Side. The Stock is of Wood and is Engraved on the Upper Side with Ornamentation. The Stock Cap is of Iron and Features an Ornament Depicting a Military Trophy, a Drum with Flags Behind It, a Helmet, and a Plume. Similar Ornamentation is Engraved at the End of the Lock Plate. The Iron Trigger Guard is Also Equipped with a Military Trophy at the Bottom. Foliage is Engraved on the Hammer and the Friction Steel. On the Under Side, an Iron Ramrod Tube is Interrupted by Four Bands.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineRuiterpistool met bruin houten kolf, waarop ijzeren plaatjes met gegraveerd ornament. 1699 - 1899. Laborde. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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