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Document identity
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96768
label
Flintlock Pistol
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object
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Source metadata
id
96768
contentType
object
title
Flintlock Pistol
date
1788
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60780766
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 48.3 cm (19 in.); Barrel: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.); Bore: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)
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Italy, Brescia, 18th century
accession
1916.49
Source extras
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steel, walnut and bone stock
tombstone
Flintlock Pistol, 1788. Italy, Brescia, 18th century. Steel, walnut and bone stock; overall: 48.3 cm (19 in.); barrel: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.); bore: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.49
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
inscriptions
inscription
on lock: Carlo Lerme Bc.
on barrel: Lazaro 1788
didYouKnow
With its embellished steel and inlaid bone handle, this fine pistol was a gentlemen's weapon. This is the type of gun gentlemen used in duels, counting out ten paces then turning and firing their pistols.
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour</em>. Vol. 4, <em>17th to 19th century and a few pieces of iron work</em>. [Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], [1900-1915].
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: No. (260) 287
citation
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923.</em> Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 151-152, F22
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N.<em> Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>[Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
p. 173, cat. no. 215
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. </em>[Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
p. 193, cat. no. 220
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:12:54.561000
sourceId
96768
dept
Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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steel, walnut and bone stock
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photo
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