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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:British; English
Title:Pistol
Date Made:ca. 1810
Type:Armament
Materials:walnut, iron, and brass
Place Made:Europe; United Kingdom; Great Britain; England
Measurements:overall: 15 3/16 in x 3 7/8 in x 2 in; 38.6 cm x 9.8 cm x 5.1 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK L.B.2.36
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 officer's flintlock pistol of the Revolutionary period. 10" octagonal steel barrel, 5/8" smooth bore. Curly walnut curved and flattened handle, full length stock, two brass ramrod guides and 8 3/16" ramrod, brass acorn tip engraved trigger guard. Steel firing mechanism, flat hammer, lock plate engraved J REA. On the barrel the London Gun Makers proof marks GP under a crown and V under a Crown, and also a proof mark IP.

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firearms

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