Pistol

This iron pistol was made in 1627 by James Gray in Dundee. It was kept for a time in the Hohenzollern Armoury at Sigmaringen in Germany.

The pistol has a lemon butt and a snaphance lock mechanism, which used a flint to spark the gunpowder. The barrel has panels of floral and leaf scrolls. The pistol is signed 'IG'.

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Online ID:	000-100-000-812-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.LH 324
Date:	1627
Material:	Iron. Inscription: On lock and barrel: IG 1627.
Dimensions:	360 mm l x 48 mm max W x 85 mm max D
What:	Pistol, snaphance
Subject:	Firearms (NMAS Classification)
Who:	James Gray (?), Dundee (Maker)
Where:	Scotland, Angus, Dundee
Event:
Description:	Iron pistol with a lemon butt and early snaphance lock, chased with panels of floral and leaf scrolls, signed and dated on the lock and barrel "IG 1627", possibly for James Gray, Dundee
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