Flintlock pistol

This pistol was made by Thomas Caddell in the middle of the 18th century.

The pistol has a stock of steel, a scroll butt and a snaphance lock mechanism which uses a flint to spark the gunpowder.

The pistol is typical of the sort of weapons outlawed by the various Disarming Acts which followed the unsuccessful Jacobite Risings of 1715 and 1745.

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Online ID:	000-100-102-885-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1992.1865.118
Date:	1734 - 1767 Mid 18th century
Material:	Steel. Inscription: T.C.
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What:	Pistol
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Who:	Captain Norman R. Colville, M.C., F.S.A.Scot. (Collector) Colville Collection (Previous owner) Thomas Caddell (Maker)
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Description:	Flintlock pistol with scroll butt, stock of steel and a snaphance lock mechanism, by Thomas Caddell, mid 18th century
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