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Flintlock pistol with a ramrod
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Flintlock pistol with a ramrod

P. van Knapen · c. 1775 - c. 1800 · 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 pistol with a round iron barrel and iron lock. In the wooden stock a relief of a leaf. The stock is of wood with a copper butt plate. The copper trigger guard runs along the underside of the stock to the butt plate. The wooden ramrod is in a copper ramrod tube. A copper thumb plate on the stock. A copper front sight at the end of the barrel. The lock is engraved with P. van Knapen, Utrecht. A coat of arms engraved on the barrel.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineVuursteenpistool met laadstok. c. 1775 - c. 1800. P. van Knapen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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