Flintlock tinder pistol, wood handle, steel pin tr

Made:: 1750-1800 in France

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Flintlock tinder pistol, wood handle, steel pin trigger, hammer head and shaft, small rectangular tinder well, hollow shaft for spills, with steel rest, by Riley (?), French (? ), 1750-1800

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Category:: Smoking

Object Number:: A30149

Materials:: handle, wood, steel

type:: tinder pistol

taxonomy:

furnishing and equipment
tools & equipment
lighter - fire-making equipment
tinder-box

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