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Pistol c.1800-19

Hardwood, steel, coral, silver | RCIN 62425

Grand Vestibule, Windsor Castle

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  • Flintlock pistol; octagonal/round steel barrel, chased with foliate scrolls, with two chased bands; wooden stock applied throughout with tear-shaped pieces of coral with engraved silver surrounds; silver mounts chased with foliate scrolls, pommel with bands of leaves, fluting, ropework.
    Provenance

    Part of a set of guns and pistols given by the Dey of Algiers.

  • Creator(s)
  • Medium and techniques

    Hardwood, steel, coral, silver

  • Category
  • Place of Production

    Algiers [Algeria]


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