flintlock holster pistol
Object numberB4024
Titleflintlock holster pistol
Creator Barend Penterman
DescriptionFlintlock military pistol, with a flat basic sideplate in the shape of a reversed S, rounded trigger-guard, the bow almost rhomboidal in plan, and plain pommel-cap with long spurs and with a large, domed iron screw underneath; with ramrod. The number 3 carved on the lockplate is probably an armoury number. By Barend Penterman of Utrecht, Holland. Ramrod holder broken. Carbine bore, mechanism shift. Circa 1700
Production placeUtrecht, Holland
Production date circa 1700
Object namepistol, holster, flintlock
Dimensions
- length: 52.0 cm
breadth: 6.5 cm
length (butt): 11.5 cm
bore diameter: 1.5 cm