page_title: Ancient Pistol
hierarchical_section_title: Ancient Pistol
caption_attribution_description: English: Ancient Pistol meets Henry V disguised, while looking for Fluellen
context_page_description: Ancient Pistol is a swaggering soldier who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare. Though full of grandiose boasts about his prowess, he is essentially a coward. The character is introduced in Henry IV, Part 2 and reappears in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry V.
  The character's first name is never given. He is referred to as Falstaff's "ancient", meaning "ensign", or standard bearer.
context_section_description: Ancient Pistol is a swaggering soldier who appears in three plays by William Shakespeare. Though full of grandiose boasts about his prowess, he is essentially a coward. The character is introduced in Henry IV, Part 2 and reappears in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry V.
  The character's first name is never given. He is referred to as Falstaff's "ancient", meaning "ensign", or standard bearer.
caption: Ancient Pistol meets Henry V disguised, while looking for Fluellen, illustration to Henry V by Henry Courtney Selous
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