Production: Unknown
Flint-lock pistol. Watered steel barrel.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Length: 40 cm
Weight: 965 g
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
18th Century, Mid#
Production date:
circa
AD 1750
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.
Barrel composed of steel
Accession number: HEN.M.444-1933
Primary reference Number: 19564
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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