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Pistol, flintlock   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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G Goodwin
Title
Pistol, flintlock
Object type Classification: 76564
Description
English: Flintlock- box lock travelling pistol; brass barrel, (1770-1820) smoothbore with turn-off notches at end of barrel; .42 inch calibre; single barrel, 2-inch hinged spring bayonet under barrel; to fold away bayonet, press lever on right front, rotate to rear, move trigger guard to rear, and allow to come forward, which will retain bayonet in retracted position; hammer safety catch at top rear of body; one-piece slab walnut grip; frame engraved missing- screw from top boxlock plate, causing fittings to sit proud, possible cause for hammer spring dysfunctional markings- on right hand side of body within engraved oval- LONDON on left hand side of body within engraved oval- G. GOODWIN and CO on latch plate top of bayonet fitting- DL under barrel- two proof and maker's marks manufacturer- G. Goodwin and Co., Birmingham (and London) 1770-1820.
Date 1770-1820; 03 Mar 1959; George III (1760 - 1820)-House of Brunswick, Hanover Line-English reign
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length: 245mm
length: 64mm
height: 113mm
width: 20mm
notes: barrel

notes: overall
institution QS:P195,Q758657
Accession number
1959.21
Place of creation Birmingham
Credit line Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1959.21, W1362
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flintlock- box lock travelling pistol; brass barrel, (1770-1820) Unclear whether or not G Goodwin actually operated out of London

Museum Tag: Firearms
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