Flintlock pistol with five barrels for superimposed loads. firing a load. The lock is engraved with floral scrolls, the stepped tail of the lock plate has the shape of the head of a monster. The four barrels are soldered around a regulator tube with a smaller caliber, the upper one is stamped with a mark in the form of an glans, which is marked on either side with an I and a K, the right barrel has two sun holes, There is a winged screw between the upper and right barrel to block the front internal sun hole. Apart from the iron trigger guard with an engraved sunflower, the silver fittings
Flintlock pistol with five barrels for superimposed loads. firing a load. The lock is engraved with floral scrolls, the stepped tail of the lock plate has the shape of the head of a monster. The four barrels are soldered around a regulator tube with a smaller caliber, the upper one is stamped with a mark in the form of an glans, which is marked on either side with an I and a K, the right barrel has two sun holes, There is a winged screw between the upper and right barrel to block the front internal sun hole. Apart from the iron trigger guard with an engraved sunflower, the silver fittings consist of a drawer hood, a loading stick tube and a butt cap, all engraved with finials, the loading stick has a matching hood, Maastricht, Jan Kitzen (possibly), c. 1645, iron (metal), silver (metal), soldering, l cm l cm d mm d mm w 1178 gr
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