Flintlock pistol

Manufacturer David Blair & Co.

Inscriptionsplatine, g. : BLAIR & Co.; queue de culasse : SINGLE BIRMINGHAM

Marks or LabelsCanon : 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.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Armaments - Firearms

Origin Birmingham , England, Europe

Object Number1992.1.108-109

DivisionMaterial Culture - Military Objects and Weapons

CollectionStewart

CreditGift of Gordon T. Howard

Status

Not on view

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