Pistol
- Object Name:
- Pistol
- Object ID:
- 1946.037.14
- Description:
- Flintlock holster pistol. Appears to have been rebuilt at least once. Trigger and guard assembly is off-center to the left, and the resulting gap between that and the lockplate is covered by a beaten brass plate. Barrel and furniture is browned, butt cap, escutcheon shield behind action, and left side plate are brass. Etched scrollwork is worn. Barrel is octagonal at breach end, becomes round after 1.5". Held onto stock at muzzle by wire.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-6.2 W-2.2 L-19.9 inches
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Samuel Dana Bell
- People:
- Bell, Samuel Kent (1888-1946)
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