- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Flintlock pistol. The pistol has a false ramrod but is muzzle-loading. The flint is missing. Overlaid in metal with a pointed stock. Incised with elaborate swirl designs, there are inlaid flowers on the grip. [AB [OPS Move] 1/6/2017]
- Geographical reference
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1908
- Date collected
- By 1908
- Acquisition information
- Purchased: 22/09/1908
- Materials and processes
- Material Copper Alloy Metal, Material Metal, Material Brass Metal, Process Overlay, Process Inlaid, Process Incised, Process Forged (Metal)
- Dimensions
- Width: max 47 mm, Length: max 559 mm, Height: max 130 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1908.65.11
Search terms: Firearm Weapon, Firearm
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