Pistol
- Object Name:
- Pistol
- Object ID:
- 1966.545.224
- Creator:
- Sharpe, John
Gunsmith - Place of Origin:
- Birmingham, England
- Date:
- 1810-1820
- Description:
- Flintlock pistol. Single-piece walnut stock. Browned iron lock, frizzen, powder pan, trigger, side plate, and screws. Brass barrel, trigger guard, pommel, ramrod guides, sideplate, and escutcheon. Wooden ramrod, not likely original. Stamped "SHARPE" on lock plate and "EXTRA / SHARPE / PROOF" on top of brass barrel. Basic scrollwork stamped on sideplates, trigger guard, pommel, barrel, and lock.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Walnut
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-6.5 W-2.3 L-15 inches
- Provenance:
- From Horace W. Harmon Collection. Mistakenly assigned to the Samuel Dana Bell Collection. Harmon catalog entry #224: "Brass barrelled Flint lock pistol bo't at Salem, Mass, Apr. 11th 1896".
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Horace W. Harmon
- People:
- Harmon, Horace W. (1844-1911)
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