Pistol, snaphance

Description

Right hand pistol with a snaphance lock with brass lock plate, fruit wood stock with lemon-shaped butt and brass barrel, signed RM on the lock plate, possibly for Robert Mosman, Canongate, Edinburgh, 1625

Museum reference

H.LH 283

Collection

Weapons and Accessories

Object name

Pistol, snaphance

Production information

Mosman, Robert, 1625 (fl.) - 1641 (d.), Manufacturer
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

1625

Materials

Fruitwood, Brass, Brass

Associations

Whitelaw Bequest

On display

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