Wheel-lock pistol.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Length: 64.8 cm
Weight: 1560 g
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
17th Century#
Circa
1600
-
1699
This very plain, but elegant, pistol is of extremely high quality and very typical of high-end pistols of the middle of the 17th century. At this time the stock was made very straight and only later were they angled down at the rear in the way we are more familiar with today.
Accession number: HEN.M.438-1933
Primary reference Number: 19549
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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