Inspired by work of Elisha Collier- great engineer and gunsmith of 19th century. Flintlock revolvers connect two eras: black powder and modern.
When you love revolvers and flintlock muzzle-loaders both. It was elite toy for rich boys.
Now I know a pipeline how to make and quickly modify any engravings.
That 5-round cylinder makes silhouette work kinda "steampunkish" to me. Nice silhouettes do the work, right?
A bit more of ornaments. Was too lazy to sculpt original design, put there view of my beloved city instead.
Rather dense UV, padding 16 for 2k texture.
3.8k tris
Ref image from Metropolitan Museum of Art: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/27563