Tinder-pistol (length 8 3/4 ins) of iron
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Tinder-pistol (length 8 3/4 ins) of iron, with straight plain wooden butt; tinder-compartment in side; no candle-socket; probably 18th century. Germany. [Nos 1047-1075 are all of iron or brass and have wooden butts. All have external mechanisms].
