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Vuursteenpistool van Cornelis Tromp
Jan Knoop (mentioned on object), c. 1660
Arms collection of Cornelis Tromp. These weapons were kept at the Amsterdam home of Cornelis Tromp. The collection included contemporary weapons of exceptional quality and several exotic weapons acquired for their curiosity value. Tromp probably received many of these weapons as gifts during his patrols of the Mediterranean Sea and in the Baltic.
- Artwork typeflintlock pistol
- Object numberNG-NM-6098-1
- Dimensionslength 49 cm, length 29.5 cm, diameter 15 mm