Working History — C. 1750
Pistol, flintlock pistol
This flintlock pistol features a cannon-shaped barrel which could be unscrewed for ease of loading. This type of pistol with its silver mounts, including the grotesque on the butt cap, is characteristic of this period of Georgian gunmaking. The maker, John Harman, had a shop at the sign of the Cross Guns on the Strand. In his career he made guns for Frederick the Prince of Wales and King Frederick William I of Prussia.
- Category:
- Working History
- Object ID:
- A12767
- Object name:
- pistol, flintlock pistol
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Harman, John
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- Related places:
The Strand, London [City of Westminster], City of Westminster
- Production date:
- c. 1750
- Material:
steel, silver, wood
- Measurements/duration:
- L 315 mm, W 40 mm, H 120 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
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