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Garniture of Flintlock Box-lock Pistols and Accessories

Date
dated 1799
made in
Portugal, Europe
Classification
Arms & armor
Current Location
On View, Gallery 138
Dimensions
(a) double-barrel pistol: 5 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 1 9/16 in. (13.3 x 29.2 x 4 cm)
weight: 1 lb. 14 oz. (0.9 kg)
(b) double-barrel pistol: 5 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 1 9/16 in. (13.3 x 29.2 x 4 cm)
(c) pocket pistol: 3 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 1 1/4 in. (9.8 x 15.6 x 3.2 cm)
weight: 10 oz. (0.3 kg)
(d) pocket pistol: 3 7/8 x 6 x 1 3/8 in. (9.8 x 15.2 x 3.5 cm)
(f) powder flask: 4 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/16 in. (11.4 x 4.9 x 2.7 cm)
(g) case: 1 x 3 1/8 x 3 9/16 in. (2.5 x 7.9 x 9 cm)
(h) hammer: 6 5/16 x 7/8 x 7/16 in. (16 x 2.2 x 1.1 cm)
(i) screwdriver: 3 11/16 x 1 3/8 x 9/16 in. (9.4 x 3.5 x 1.4 cm)
(j) pricker: 2 15/16 x 5/16 in. (7.5 x 0.8 cm)
(k) bullet mold: 3/4 x 4 15/16 x 9/16 in. (1.9 x 12.5 x 1.4 cm)
(l) bullet mold: 1 1/4 x 5 1/16 x 1/2 in. (3.2 x 12.9 x 1.3 cm)
(m) powder scoop: 1 1/2 x 1/2 in. (3.8 x 1.3 cm)
(n) case (storage box): 2 1/8 x 19 1/4 x 14 7/8 in. (5.4 x 48.9 x 37.8 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Rights
Public Domain
Object Number
185:1942a-n
Dr. S. Traner Buck, Philadelphia, PA [1]

- 1942
Kimball Arms Company, Woburn, MA, USA

1942 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Kimball Arms Company [2]


Notes:
[1] This provenance is based on notes provided on the Accession Record [SLAM document files].

[2] Minutes of the Administrative Board of Control of the City Art Museum, November 5, 1942.

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