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Pistol (old cavalry)
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Pistol (old cavalry)

anonymous · c. 1800 - c. 1850 · iron (metal); wood (plant material); brass (alloy)

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

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Flintlock pistol with round, smooth barrel. Brass lock plate and iron cock with flint. 'ST. ETIENNE' and an 'L' with a crown above it on the lock plate. The stock is wooden, the butt plate is brass with an iron screw in the center. An iron ramrod in a brass tube is attached to the lock plate next to the barrel. The trigger guard is brass, attached to the lock plate with two screws; the trigger is iron.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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flintlock pistolNetherlands
Credit linePistool (oud-cavalerie). c. 1800 - c. 1850. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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