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Flintlock pistol with battery lock
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Flintlock pistol with battery lock

anonymous · c. 1730 - c. 1740 · iron (metal); walnut (hardwood)

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

About this work

Barrel: Round barrel; at the top a flat band runs from the butt to the front sight bead. On both sides of the lock plate is a flat, lengthwise rib. On the front part of the barrel is an elongated brass front sight bead. The originally browned barrel features gilded arabesque low-relief decoration at the sight bead and on the lock plate, and bears the signature: LA CHAISE A PARIS. On the underside of the barrel is an impressed mark: NP. Lock: Flint battery lock with flat lock plate and cock. The pan with pan saddle has facets. Engraving of military attributes, stippling, and arabesques. The lock bears the signature: LA CHAISE A PARIS. Wood: Walnut; carving of leaf motifs behind the ramrod holder and at the butt of the barrel.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVuursteenpistool met batterijslot. c. 1730 - c. 1740. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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