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Archives SOLD Tinder Pistol Walking Stick |
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A very rare cane or walking stick with a working tinder pistol for a handle. It is in excellent working order.
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England, late 18th century. 37.5" total length.
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Tinder pistols were used to make flame. As in contemporary firearms, when triggered a piece of flint sprang against steel to create a spark which ignited a charge of gunpowder. This in turn set fire to a piece of tinder. Tinder pistols were expensive and were owned only by a small and wealthy minority of households. They were often converted by a gunsmith from ordinary pistols.
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$1500.00 SOLD
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