Maritiem Digitaal
collectie zoeksyteem van de maritieme musea
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inventarisnummer | AAA2448
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collectie | Firearms
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museum | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
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datum | circa 1790
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omschrijving | Sea Service pistol with a walnut stock which is fully stocked to the muzzle. The pistol is fitted with a brass trigger guard and a brass buttcap. A single brass ramrod pipe is fitted forward of the fore-end into which the wooden ramrod is fitted with a brass tip. The pistol has a steel trigger with a slight backward curl. A steel belt hook is fitted at the side of the stock. The pistol has a flintlock sidelock and a circular barrel which is smoothbore. The calibre is 0.56in. The pistol is engraved on the lockplate with the inscription 'TOWER Crown' over the letters 'GR'. The barrel is stamped with a crown over the letters 'GR' which in turn are over an anchor. The barrel is also decorated with a crown over crossed sceptres. The stock bears the inscription 'II P' and is decorated with a crown over an arrow which in turn is over the inscription '1806'.
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afmetingen | Overall: 180 x 500 x 40 mm
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