Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Sales catalogue: Christies. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![96 A Piston—tItalian (Brescian School), late 17th Century— the stock of walnut-wood ; the barrel,.103 in. long, partly fluted and partly incised with chevrons, inscribed ‘‘TazaARRO LazARINO,” the lock on the flint and steel principle, but of very early type, like the remainder of the mounts of the pistol, elaborately chiselled with grotesque figures and foliage, inscribed “LoRENZO DE STEFANI REFRONTO ” 97 A Pisron—probably French, early 17th Century—the stock of walnut-wood, has a moulded butt inset with rosettes in brass, and stamped with the number 214 below the ry bA. _~ ramrod socket; the barrel, 134 a. long, moulded at the | Wr breech and muzzle, the barrel-strap inscribed ‘ Vis EST a. pe ARDENTIOR IntTUs”’; the lock on the wheel and pyrites principle, having the wheel on the exterior é a beer oa A powder primer, fashioned of wood, and of annular form, an ae. “inlaid with concentric bands of polished and stained ye » stag’s horn and brass; turned bone nozzle—German, late 16th Century (4 7 9 | A circular flat powder flask, of dark wood inlaid with a frieze _2--—~ ~ of hunting subjects, and circular panels of heads, in polished horn, mounted with bright steel—late 16th or Century <4 ie. 100 A pistol, with ivory stock and fluted barrel—114 in. long— mounted in silver-gilt (reconstructed); the lock on the (Ea wheel and pyrites principle, eee fashioned, and of aa a 17th Century date Avy IA ; _ 101) A circular turned. wood powder primer, inlaid with annular ornaments of polished stag’s horn—early 17th Century ; an annular shaped,powder primer, mounted with brass— 17th Century; and a powder primer and spanner com- bined, of natural horn, mounted with brass and chased iron-work A bandolier, with charge cases attached, composed of leather overlaid with black silk, mounted with buckles and lion- - mask appliqués in metal-gilt—early 17th Century | Used by the Trabantin Guardia of the Electors of Saxony a ; : = 103 | A bullet pouch, of faceted cylindrical form, fashioned of ss walnut-wood, inlaid with hounds and grotesques in en- . graved and polished horn, also mother-o’-pear] ; attached is the leather bullet pouch | (Jv 29) B](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30491241_0017.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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