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pistol, flintlock

human history
  • Other Name

    [Afghanistan] large flintlock pistol (descriptive name)

  • Description

    [Afghanistan] large flintlock pistol , 19th century

    flintlock pistol, .50 inch calibre, plain lock, brass mountings, woodwork inlaid with brass fittings and nails, 10 inch bell-mouthed barrel, 1/2 cock to full cock, [lanyard] attached, tasselled cord, rope binding around pistol grip, silver studded inlay in woodwork, brass trigger grip, brass pistol grip cap, flat spoon-like trigger

    missing: ramrod

  • Place
  • Accession Date
    1884
  • Other Id

    W1430 (war)

    11258 (ethnology)

    11 (Gun Registration Number)

  • Department
pistol, flintlock, W1430, 11258, 11, Photographed by Andrew… … Read more

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