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Source Description
The exquisite ornament along the breech of the barrel is chiseled and engraved. The barrel of this pistol is signed g. massin, the name of a gunsmith working in eastern France or French-speaking Flanders, possibly the city of Liège.
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Document identity
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96787
label
Flintlock Pistol (1 of 2)
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object
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Source metadata
id
96787
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object
title
Flintlock Pistol (1 of 2)
description
The exquisite ornament along the breech of the barrel is chiseled and engraved. The barrel of this pistol is signed g. massin, the name of a gunsmith working in eastern France or French-speaking Flanders, possibly the city of Liège.
date
early 1700s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60779556
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.); Barrel: 32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.); Bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
cul
Franco-Flemish, Liège, early 18th century
accession
1916.50.1
Source extras
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steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration
tombstone
Flintlock Pistol (1 of 2), early 1700s. Franco-Flemish, Liège, early 18th century. Steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration; overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.); barrel: 32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.); bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.50.1
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
inscriptions
inscription
on barrel: G. MASSIN
formerAccessionNumbers
1916.50
didYouKnow
The flintlock ignition system was developed in the 1600s and remained the dominant system until the early 1800s.
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. (261) 288
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. 149, F16; Reproduced: Plate XXXIV, F16
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. 216
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. 218
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:12:56.073000
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96787
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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steel with gold inlay, gilt-brass mounts; walnut burl stock; chiseled high-relief decoration
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