Flintlock pistol

Description

Lobe butt flintlock pistol of brass, decorated with a type of stiff leaf motif, inscribed T. Murdoch, c. 1780

Museum reference

H.LH 18

Object name

Flintlock pistol

Production information

Murdoch, Thomas, 1741 - 1792 (fl.), Gunsmith
Leith, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1780

Materials

Brass, Steel

Physical description

Brass; steel works

On display

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