Pair of flintlock pistols

Graeff, Leonardus, c. 1680

The names on the lockplates of pistols are those of the men who assembled them (known as the gunmakers). They ordered the pistol components from various craftsmen and then put together the weapons, which they signed on the lockplate. The gunmaker Leonardus Graeff was based in Aachen, but he used the same suppliers as arms producers in Maastricht. The warriors’ silver-gilt helmets are characteristic of his work.

  • Artwork typeflintlock pistol
  • Object numberNG-2002-23-195-B
  • Dimensionslength 48.6 cm, diameter 13.2 mm, weight 976 gr, length 30.7 cm
  • Physical characteristicsijzer, ivoor, goud, verguld zilver