Flintlock Pistol (2 of 2)
1700–1725
- Medium
- steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration
- Dimensions
- Overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.); Barrel: 32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.); Bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
- Genre
- Arms and armor
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Franco-Flemish, Liège, early 18th Century
About
The barrel of this pistol is signed G. MASSIN, a gunsmith apparently working in eastern France or French-speaking Flanders, possibly the city of Liège. The exquisite ornament along the breech of the barrel is chiseled and engraved. The gilded lock-plate and mounts may be compared to the finest contemporary work in other media, such as furniture with ormolu mounts.