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Pocket Pistol (© Royal Armouries Museum)
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© Royal Armouries Museum

Pocket Pistol

Artist: English

Location: Royal Armouries Museum

Date: 1600

Materials: wood, ivory, mother-of-pearl & gold

Dimensions: 29 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £500 (Total: £10,500)

Vendor: Christie's

Review number: 2418 (1971)

Provenance:
J.T.Hooper.

Description:
Snaphance pistol bearing traces of gold damascening on the lock and barrel, the stock is inlaid with floral decorations of engraved bone and mother-of-pearl.

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