Pistol
- Object Name:
- Pistol
- Object ID:
- 1946.037.37
- Date:
- 1770-1800
- Description:
- Blair Tap Action Over/Under Box Lock Flintlock Pistol. Two barrels, trigger, trigger guard, sideplates, grip strap, all brass. Lock mechanism appears to be iron. Top of cock is missing, as is flint. Several screws loose. Light, worn, engraving on both side plates, appears to depict pastural or farming scenes. Bottom of trigger guard has burst pattern engraved. Decorative ivory crescent embedded in grip on left side, right side ivory missing.
- Material:
- Metal
Brass
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-3.7 W-0.9 L-8.5 inches
- Credit Line:
- Bequest of Samuel Dana Bell
- People:
- Bell, Samuel Kent (1888-1946)
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