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Pistol, 1856 pattern
Percussion pistol, 1856 pattern. The stock is fitted with a broad brass trigger guard and a flat brass buttcap with a steel lanyard ring. The fore-end cap and the ramrod pipe are brass. The iron swivel ramrod enters the stock via the pipe and the lock is missing. The barrel consists of a circular external section with a blade foresight and no rearsight. The calibre is 0.577in. The lockplate is engraved with the inscription 'Crown TOWER 1874' and is stamped with the number '25'.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA2401 |
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| Collection: | Weapons |
| Type: | Pistol |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1874 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 150 x 480 x 40 mm |
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