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Flintlock pistol
Manufacturer
David Blair & Co.
Inscriptionsplatine, g. : BLAIR & Co.; queue de culasse : SINGLE BIRMINGHAM
MarkingsCanon : poinçon Birmingham (sceptres couronné/ Ketland); carcasse : BLAIR & Co.
Date
1812-1822
Medium / Technique
Metal: steel, iron, brass; wood: walnut
DimensionsHeight: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.)
Barrel: 16.4 cm (6 7/16 in.)
Width: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.)
Length: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.)
Weight: 0.4 kg (0.8 lb.)
Origin
Birmingham , England, Europe
Object Number1992.1.108-109
CollectionStewart
CreditGift of Gordon T. Howard
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