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Wheel-lock pistol
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Wheel-lock pistol

anonymous · c. 1650 · mahogany (wood); iron (metal)

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

About this work

Wheel-lock pistol with round iron barrel. The wheel is of iron and is marked with an S. The cock is entirely of iron and holds a flint clamped. The lock plate is of mahogany and has an iron lock band at the end. Under the lock plate a wooden ramrod with iron head which is inserted in the wooden ramrod box. The trigger guard is of iron and is mounted against the buttstock, the trigger consists of two iron plates. The stock is of wood and has an iron buttplate at the end. On the other side of the lock there are three screws that hold the lock in place. In the lock plate there are three small pins, one halfway along the lock plate and two at the end of the lock plate.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineRadslotpistool. c. 1650. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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