Pistol
Mid 17th century (made)
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Wheel-lock pistol, the stock is walnut with steel inlay and the barrel is by Lazarino Cominazzo.
The stock is inlad with lace-like decoration of floral scrolls; the butt-plate and trigger-guard are pierced with floral scrolls, the former with winged monster in the centre, the latter terminating in a monster's head. The lock-plate has a floral border and the wheel is enriched with a demi-figure; the arm of the hammer is in the form a dolphin.
The stock is inlad with lace-like decoration of floral scrolls; the butt-plate and trigger-guard are pierced with floral scrolls, the former with winged monster in the centre, the latter terminating in a monster's head. The lock-plate has a floral border and the wheel is enriched with a demi-figure; the arm of the hammer is in the form a dolphin.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Walnut stock with steel inlay. |
| Brief description | Wheel-lock pistol, barrel by Lazarino Cominazzo, walnut stock with steel inlay, Italian, Mid 17th century |
| Physical description | Wheel-lock pistol, the stock is walnut with steel inlay and the barrel is by Lazarino Cominazzo. The stock is inlad with lace-like decoration of floral scrolls; the butt-plate and trigger-guard are pierced with floral scrolls, the former with winged monster in the centre, the latter terminating in a monster's head. The lock-plate has a floral border and the wheel is enriched with a demi-figure; the arm of the hammer is in the form a dolphin. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from B. J. Warwick |
| Bibliographic reference | Hayward, J. F., European Firearms. London : HMSO, 1969. |
| Other number | 64 - J F Hayward, European Firearms |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.262-1923 |
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| Record created | November 6, 2002 |
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