Tinder-pistol (length 8 ins) wholly of iron

Tinder-pistol (length 8 ins) wholly of iron, with straight

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Tinder-pistol (length 8 ins) wholly of iron, with straight
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Musuem

Tinder-pistol (length 8 ins) wholly of iron, with straight, hollow, barrel-shaped handle, which unscrews; tinder-receptacle in side; no decoration; no candle-socket; probably 18th century. ? Germany or Italy. [Nos 1047-1075 are all of iron or brass and have wooden butts. All have external mechanisms].

Details

Category:
Firemaking
Object Number:
1937-682/1056
type:
tinder pistol
credit:
Wilkinson Sword Ltd.