Pistol-tinder-box. True pistol form. Brass body with brass barrel with iron mechanisms, mountings and legs. The brass butt is engraved with the head and front quarter of a deer which is surrounded by decorative scroll and foliage designs. The pistol mechanism is iron, although the hammer is missing. Inside of the barrel is a candle-socket of iron, which springs into position when the trigger is pulled, at the same time the decoratively carved iron plate on the bottom springs open to function as a foot. [MOBB [OPS move] 01/08/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Pistol-tinder-box. True pistol form. Brass body with brass barrel with iron mechanisms, mountings and legs. The brass butt is engraved with the head and front quarter of a deer which is surrounded by decorative scroll and foliage designs. The pistol mechanism is iron, although the hammer is missing. Inside of the barrel is a candle-socket of iron, which springs into position when the trigger is pulled, at the same time the decoratively carved iron plate on the bottom springs open to function as a foot. [MOBB [OPS move] 01/08/2016]
Geographical reference: Sweden
Europe > Northern Europe > Sweden
Cultural groups: Swedish
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1894
Date collected: By 1894
Acquisition information: Bequeathed: 1939
Materials and processes: Material Brass Metal, Material Iron Metal, Process Incised, Process Jointed, Process Polished, Process Decorated
Dimensions: Height: max 92 mm, Width: max 30 mm, Length: max 165 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.35.1069 Other numbers: 1736