Tinder-pistol (length 5 1/2 ins) wholly of wrought iron
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Tinder-pistol (length 5 1/2 ins) wholly of wrought iron; workmanship unusually rude; the only example in the Collection having no spring to keep the trigger in position, this having to be effected by the careful adjustment of a catch in two notches, one for half-cock, the other for full-cock [external mechanism]; tinder compartment in side; probably 17th century. Italy.
