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Flintlock Gun

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Long, dark brown wooden gun stock with silver metal inlays near the rear; butt has curved end with a flat base; intricate silver and gold designs; complex silver mechanism near the rear; long, cylindrical barrel made of dark metal; silver bands around barrel. Flintlock Gun, Samuel H. Lyman.

Artwork details

Date:
17th–18th century
Medium:
Iron, wood (likely mahogany), silver, brass, ivory
Culture:
Sri Lankan
Dimensions:
600 × 218 px
Museum record:
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