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Pair of flintlock pistols
Jacob Kosters, c. 1670
Jacob Kosters, originally from Germany, moved to Maastricht in 1651. He lived in the house known as Het Hangende Zwaard (The Hanging Sword) and was a member of the guild of merchants. Various craftsmen – barrel makers, stock makers and lock makers – supplied Kosters with parts that he assembled into complete weapons, which he then signed on the lockplate.
- Artwork typeflintlock pistol
- Object numberNG-2002-23-197-B
- Dimensionslength 48.1 cm, weight 974 g, diameter 12.3 mm, length 30.5 cm
- Physical characteristicsijzer, ivoor, ebbenhout