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Wheel-lock pistol: MAR.M.268-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Double-barrelled wheel-lock pistol.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 50.5 cm
Weight: 1910 g

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

16th Century, Late
Production date: circa AD 1580

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.M.268-1912
Primary reference Number: 19544
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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