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Flintlock
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Tinderbox with an iron rectangular drawer that can be opened sideways and a wooden smooth handle ending in a point, furthermore this is cut in various planes. The cock is of iron and has a round pin on the head that can be turned to clamp the flint properly, the steel is of iron and hangs above a round opening where the tinder was placed. The base of the tinderbox is of iron and has two curled legs on which the tinderbox can rest. The trigger is of iron and has a small bend so that the finger has better grip, furthermore it is placed externally next to the rectangular iron drawer.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVuurslag. 1750 - 1850. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.