Snaphance Flintlock Pistol Made for Wilhelm, Duke of Kurland, dated 1615, Scottish, Steel, gold, silver, wood (brazilwood), L. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); L. of barrel 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); Cal. .38 in. ( 9.7 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 5 oz. (1050 g), Firearms, The earliest recorded Scottish pistols, like this example, have stocks made of wood rather than steel. This pistol, one of a pair, was given by the duke of Kurland to Johann Georg I, elector of Saxony, in 1616
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Snaphance Flintlock Pistol, Wilhelm, Duke, Kurland, dated 1615, Scottish, Steel, gold, silver, wood, brazilwood, L, 19 3/4, 50.2 cm, barrel 12 1/2, 31.8, Cal, .38, 9.7 mm, Wt, 2 lb, 5 oz, 1050 g, Firearms, earliest, recorded, pistols, example, stocks, steel, pistol, pair, given, duke, Johann Georg, I, elector, Saxony, 1616
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