Franco-Flemish, Liège, early 18th century / early 1700s
Flintlock Pistol (1 of 2)
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Flintlock Pistol (1 of 2) as arms and armor (Franco-Flemish, Liège, early 18th century · early 1700s).
The flintlock ignition system was developed in the 1600s and remained the dominant system until the early 1800s.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this arms and armor as steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration.
The museum's collection notes: The exquisite ornament along the breech of the barrel is chiseled and engraved. The barrel of this pistol is signed g. massin, the name of a gunsmith working in eastern France or French-speaking Flanders, possibly the city of Liège.
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The Cleveland Museum of ArtFlintlock Pistol (1 of 2)Original explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.