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Flintlock rifle with battery lock
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Flintlock rifle with battery lock

W. Tessinck · c. 1699 - c. 1899 · iron (metal); copper (metal); wood (plant material)

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

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Flintlock gun with battery lock; round barrel with inlaid brass band extending into a leaf motif; three short and two long bands at the breech; on the breech: leaf motifs and two half-length angels, Utrecht assay mark stamped; flat cock and lock plate with monster heads, flame-shaped ornament and signature: W TESSINCK . ZWOL; lock attached with two bolts, here sawtooth and hatched motifs; cock attached with screw with cross-shaped slot; walnut French stock with carved leaf motifs; wooden ramrod; brass furniture with triumphal chariot with a woman; thumbplate in the form of a trophy with Pallas Athena; on the buttplate a warrior with sword and spear; two hinged flat carrying rings.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVuursteengeweer met batterijslot. c. 1699 - c. 1899. W. Tessinck. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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