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Flintlock Pistol

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark brown wooden stock with lighter brown grain visible; butt of stock rounded and flared; grip curved and narrowing; dark metal components including trigger guard, lock plate, and barrel; trigger guard curved and attached to stock; lock plate ornately engraved; cock on top of lock plate; barrel long and cylindrical with engraved designs near breech; pan and frizzen on side of barrel; Flintlock Pistol by artist.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1650
Medium
Steel, iron, wood (walnut)
Culture
possibly Belgian, Liege
Dimensions
598 × 269 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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