Smooth bore flintlock pistol made entirely of steel. The pistol is muzzle-loading and has a ramrod. It has a ram's head type butt. [MdeA 04/12/2008]

Collection type: Object
Description: Smooth bore flintlock pistol made entirely of steel. The pistol is muzzle-loading and has a ramrod. It has a ram's head type butt. [MdeA 04/12/2008]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Scotland
Cultural groups: Scottish
Person: Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Irene Marguerite Beasley
Date / Period: Date made: 1700-1800
Date collected: By 1939
Acquisition information: Donated: 1954
Materials and processes: Material Steel Metal, Material Iron Metal, Process Forged (Metal), Process Cast, Process Incised
Dimensions: Length x Width x Height: max 240 x 100 x 50 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1954.3.1
Research and responses: It is believed that it was a Scottish flintlock pistol of this sort which "Fired the Shot Heard 'Round the World" in 1775 at Lexington, Massachusetts, starting the American Revolution.[HA 13/07/2009]