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Pair of flintlock pistols of Maurice of Nassau-Beverweerd
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Amsterdam arms dealers were able to deliver large quantities of standard weapons, but they also specialized increasingly in luxury weapons. These pistols were specially made for Maurice of Nassau. A bastard grandson of Prince Maurice, he was a colonel in the army. His initials MNLB are engraved on the lockplate, together with a satyr and dragon.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineKoppel vuursteenpistolen van Maurits van Nassau-Beverweerd. 1670 - 1678. Willem van Essen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
