Museum number:
| APM 20.749 |
Subcollection:
| smokers' utensils |
Title:
| fire pistol |
Keyword:
| gun-shaped fire pistol |
Description:
| Fire pistol or fire stroke in the shape of a revolver with smooth wooden handle to which a brass mounting with a metal handle with flint and a trigger, a brass bowl with a flap with an arched iron fire stroke, two legs on the bottom. Brass plate side left "C. KORTE" and right "AMSTERDAM". |
Date:
| Period | 1780 - 1800 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 3.94 in (10 cm) |
| Width | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) | |
| Length | 5.91 in (15 cm) |
Characteristics
| Material | brass (metal) |
| Technique | forged |
| Colour | yellow |
| Other materials | iron (metal), wood, flint (stone) |
| Traces of use | slijtage |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Region national | North Holland |
| Town | Amsterdam |
| Maker | Casper Korten |
Acquisition
| Year | 2011 |
| Provenance | Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1986-2011, nr 451 |
| Groningen, Bernhard Grijpma, 1986 |
Comments
| Volgens Brongers uit 1787. |
Exhibition
| Groningen, Niemeyer Tabaksmuseum, 1986-2010, verdieping. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "Light your pipe", 19 december 2012 - 14 februari 2013. |
| 's-Hertogenbosch, Noordbrabants Museum, tentoonstelling "Uit verre landen, koffie, thee en andere koloniale waren", 5 juni 2015 - 13 september 2015. |
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