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Description: | 1. Barrel: 4 Steel rifled barrels 2. Lock: Double flintlock with both cocks in centre top. 4 frizzens two on top and two below. The lock is engraved with trophies. 3. Stock: Slab-sided iron with engraved florals and trophies, Associated label identifies pistol as being of "Segallas type." From old card index - 'Pistol, steel, four rifled barrels which revolve with double flint locks, handle and guard engraved with trophies.' Overall length; 7 1/4 ins; 18.5cms. Bore; 5/16 ins.; 8.5mm. Barrel; overall length; 3.7 cms. Four barrelled turn-off cannon barrelled pistol. The barrels are removable by means of a star shaped tool. The breech is engraved with a line and a scroll design and the barrels are rifled. Lock; Is a double flintlock mechanism operated by double triggers. The cocks are situated on top of the pistol and are not engraved. The barrels may be turned over by pulling the trigger and guard backwards this allowing them to be turned over manually. Thus each cock is used to fire two barrels. The lock has a sliding safety catch which engages in both cocks at the same time and this is lightly engraved. Stock and furniture; The whole gun is of iron, having a slab-sided pistol grip butt, engraved with long bows, quivers of arrows and leaf designs. The trigger guard, like the side plates are decorated with musical instruments and leaves and the former is wide at its lowest point and comparatively narrow where it is attached to the stock. A thin layer of brass lies between the barrel assembly and the lock housing.,
Accession number: NCM 1889-85 | Subjects: | firearms (antique) BELGIAN arms and armour | Temporal: | 1750-1760 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | France | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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