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Flint-lock pistol: HEN.M.444-1933

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 31 (Armoury)

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Flint-lock pistol. Watered steel barrel.

Legal notes

J.S. Henderson Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 40 cm
Weight: 965 g

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
Production date: circa AD 1750

Note

This elegant pistol has a barrel made from 'watered' steel - a complex and expensive method of making barrels which resulted in a beautiful patterning on the surface like ripples of waters.

Components of the work

Barrel composed of steel

Identification numbers

Accession number: HEN.M.444-1933
Primary reference Number: 19564
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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