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Flintlock pistol from the battlefield of Waterloo
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Flintlock pistol, belonging to a pair, with a steel smooth round barrel and flat steel lock (marked). Below, at the front of the barrel, a movable bracket with a steel fixed ramrod, which is set in a partially vanished root-nut wooden stock. The rear of the barrel has a ring and tail with a screw. Front of the stock with a copper stock band. Copper screw plate with two steel bolts. Copper trigger guard (marked). Copper patch box with a steel screw. The pistol was brought from the battlefield of Waterloo by J.J. Nepveu, 2nd Lieutenant of the 6th Regiment of Hussars.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVuursteenpistool van het slagveld van Waterloo. c. 1800 - in or before 18. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.