Gunsmith: Cominaz, Lazari
Snaphaunce pistol. Barrel signed 'Lazari Cominaz'.
J.S. Henderson Bequest
Length: 52.2 cm
Weight: 1010 g
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933-03-16) by Henderson, James Stewart
17th Century, Mid#
Production date:
circa
AD 1660
This pistol has an early form of the flintlock mechanism called a snaphance lock – a method of firing that was introduced in Europe in the middle of the 16th century. The snaphance was simpler, easier to make and cheaper than the wheellock. This example has a barrel marked LAZARI COMINAZ and was made by the noted Brescian barrel maker Lazarino Comminazzo.
Accession number: HEN.M.439-1933
Primary reference Number: 19551
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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