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| Maker(s): | Unknown | | Culture: | British; English
| | Title: | Pistol
| | Date Made: | 18th century
| | Type: | Armament
| | Materials: | walnut and steel
| | Place Made: | Europe; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England
| | Accession Number: | MH SK L.B.2.18
| | Credit Line: | Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
| | Museum Collection: | The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
British flintlock pistol. 11" round barrel, smooth bore, with three British proof marks. Black walnut handle and full length stock, bird head butt with engraved brass butt plate. 5 1/4" lock plate, marked with a crown, arrow, G R, and TOWER. Flat hammer. Opposing decorative plate and ramrod missing. Is said to have been dropped by one of the Shay rebellionists in passing through South Hadley.
Weight: 36 ozs.
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