Flintlock Pistol
1700s
Bortolo Agazzi
Bortolo Agazzi (Italian)
Medieval Art
Flintlock Pistol, 1700s. Bortolo Agazzi (Italian), Lazaro Lazarino (Italian). Steel with traces of gilding; walnut stock; overall: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.); barrel: 12.7 cm (5 in.); bore: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.45 The term flintlock is used to describe any firearm that uses a flint-striking ignition mechanism.
- Maker/Artist
- Bortolo Agazzi
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel with traces of gilding; walnut stock
- Dimensions
- Overall: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.); Barrel: 12.7 cm (5 in.); Bore: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: on lock: Bortolo Agazzi; on barrel: Lazaro Lazarino
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.45
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210C Firearms
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