Tinder-pistol (length 6 ins) of brass
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Tinder-pistol (length 6 ins) of brass, with mechanism of iron
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Tinder-pistol (length 6 ins) of brass, with mechanism of iron, and short bulbous wooden butt (? not original); candle-socket on the foot; tinder-receptacle in side; floral designs engraved on brass work; probably 18th century. England. [Nos 1078-1097 have the pistol-action mechanism enclosed in the body of the pistol].
