MAKE A MEME View Large Image BLW Pistol & Powder Flask.jpg Pistol<br /> 1579<br /> Southern Germany <br /> Steel chiselled and engraved with walnut stock engraved and inlaid with staghorn <br /> Barrel signed and dated \ SR 1579\ ; antler mount signed \ HB 1579\ <br /> ...
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Keywords: BLW Pistol & Powder Flask.jpg Pistol<br /> 1579<br /> Southern Germany <br /> Steel chiselled and engraved with walnut stock engraved and inlaid with staghorn <br /> Barrel signed and dated \ SR 1579\ ; antler mount signed \ HB 1579\ <br /> <br /> The finest pistols for both hunting and battle were matched with powder flasks and cartridge boxes Their elaborate mounts and delicate inlays were made by specialists On this pistol-stock the closely set floral scrolls of antler enclosing grotesque masks birds and monkeys are signed by a separate hand from the chiselled steel barrel Hunting with early pistols which were not very accurate tested a horseman\'s ability to pursue game at close quarters <br /> This wheel-lock pistol has a mechanism that enabled it to be carried loaded The jaws of the lock clamped a piece of flint or a piece or pyrites designed to rub against the rough edge of the wheel projecting into the pan The wheel was revolved at speed by a tightly coiled spring wound by a separate spanner and released when the gun's trigger was pulled causing sparks to ignite the gunpowder in the breech <br /> Museum no 612-1893<br /> Collection URL http //collections vam ac uk/item/O69199/wheel-lock-pistol/<br /> <br /> Powder Flask<br /> Probably 1579<br /> Southern Germany<br /> Walnut inlaid with antler<br /> Museum no 67-1903<br /> Collection URL <br /> http //collections vam ac uk/item/O97393/powder-flask/ Adam Morgan Victoria and Albert Museum http //www vam ac uk/ 612-1893 http //collections vam ac uk/item/O69199/wheel-lock-pistol/ PD Wheellock pistols Gunpowder flasks Engraved weapons
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