Pair of Flintlock Box-Lock Pistols with Bayonets

hallmarked for 1782–83

Not on view

Brass-barreled flintlock pistols mounted with spring-loaded bayonets were a common type in England during the last quarter of the 18th century. This pair features barrels and silver mounts that have been comprehensively carved with half-nude figures and animals in a manner that led former curator Stephen V. Grancsay to suggest that they may have been embellished by a craftsman in the Balearic Islands.

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Title: Pair of Flintlock Box-Lock Pistols with Bayonets
Date: hallmarked for 1782–83
Geography: Birmingham; Balearic Islands
Culture: British, Birmingham, and Spanish
Medium: Steel, wood (walnut), silver, brass
Dimensions: 19.53.17; L. 15 1/6 in. (38.3 cm); L. of barrel 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm); Cal. .64 in. (17 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 5 oz. (1048.9 g); 19.53.18; L. 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm); L. of barrel 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); Cal. .67 in. (17 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 5 oz. (1048.9 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Credit Line: Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., 1917
Object Number: 19.53.17–.18
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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