Project “Creation and presentation of digitally accessible cultural heritage of Shumen Municipality”

Pistol

Detailed information

Name of the object

PIstol

Inventory №

2024

Location

Shumen Regional Museum

Material from which the item is made

Metal – gold, silver, copper, iron, bronze

Dimensions and weight

Method of acquisition and location

Purchased from Ohanes Takvor Chilingiryan from Shumen

Cultural period of creation

The Bulgarian lands XV – XIX centuries

Item description

Flintlock pistol with French type mechanism, early 19th century. Bronze inlay with maker’s mark and two groups of unreadable signs at the base of the barrel
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