Pistol Lighter

Date Made: 1760 - 1780Year Acquired: 1924

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: ItalyPlace Acquired: France: Île-de-France, Paris

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Credit Line: Gift of Virginia W. Hillyer

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.377280Catalog Number: 377280Accession Number: 136485

Object Name: lighterOther Terms: Tinder Pistol; Fire Making Apparatus

Physical Description: brass (barrel; sideplate; trigger plate and guard; inlay; pommel cap material)iron (firing mechanism; lockplate; trigger; taper holder material)walnut (stock material)Measurements: overall: 1 5/8 in x 9 5/8 in x 3 in; 4.1275 cm x 24.4475 cm x 7.62 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-4ced-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_308609

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