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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: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.LH 324
• Date: 1627
  
• Material: Iron. Inscription: On lock and barrel: IG 1627.
  Pistol, snaphance
  
• 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
  
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• 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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