Object Details
- unknown
- Description
- Physical Description:
- This .69 caliber smoothbore flintlock Light Dragoon Pistol was made in Bridgewater, Ma and used by a New England militia unit.
- The lockplate is stamped “BRIDGWATER” and “US” under an eagle. It is stamped “21STL.DS” on the barrel. The left side of the stock has a “V” and “39”.
- History:
- The actual maker of this pistol is unknown. It is like many other Light Dragoons pistols from the time. Its weight is what signifies it as a dragoon and would have been used for a militia unit. The make though cannot be determined because the only identifying mark is the location “BRIDGWATER” and “21STL.DS”. These markings give a location and a militia unit, but there were many gun smiths in Bridgewater, Ma at the time this pistol would have been made.
- References:
- Flayderman, Norm. Flayderman’s Guide to Antique American Firearms…and their Values, Gun Digest Books, Iola, 2007. 9th edition.
- Smith, Samuel E. and Edwin W. Bitter. Historic Pistols: The American Martial Flintlock 1760-1845, Scalamandre Publications, New York: 1986, p. 112.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- The Adriana and Edwin W. Bitter Family Collection
- ca 1808
- ID Number
- 1988.0518.08
- catalog number
- 1988.0518.08
- accession number
- 1988.0518
- collector/donor number
- P176L
- Object Name
- pistol
- pistol, flintlock
- Other Terms
- pistol; Firearms; Caliber .69; Center Fire
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- iron (overall material)
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 38.43 cm; 15 1/8 in
- overall: 2 1/4 in x 15 3/8 in x 6 1/8 in; 5.715 cm x 39.0525 cm x 15.5575 cm
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Bridgewater
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
- Military
- The Bitter Collection of Firearms
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1057226
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-faa6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
