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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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Tower Armouries
Title
Pistol, flintlock
Object type Classification: 76564
Description
English: British Naval Sea Service flintlock pistol, circa 1806 flintlock pistol; .560 inch calibre; with original belt hook on left side; with brass tipped wooden ramrod; steel trigger; brass fittings; walnut stock; well-made example markings- British proof and view marks two ordnance inspection marks on bottom right stamped on lock- “TOWER” - (crown - GR; (crown) - (broad arrow) date- “1806” manufacturer made under Board of Ordnance contract, 1806
Date New Zealand Wars-Wars; 1806; Circa 1790
Dimensions

length: 550mm
length: 300mm
width: 70mm
height: 135mm
calibre: 15mm
notes: barrel

notes: overall: 550 mm; barrel: 300 mm; calibre: 15 mm
institution QS:P195,Q758657
Accession number
775947 (object number)
Place of creation United Kingdom; England; London; Europe
Credit line Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, W1895
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British Naval Sea Service flintlock pistol, circa 1806 This third model Sea Service pistol was introduced about 1790 and were made under Board of Ordnance contract for use by the Royal Navy. They saw considerable use during the Napoleonic Wars, and were still in use during New Zealand's Northern Wars of the 1840s.

Museum Tag: Firearms
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