Miquelet Pistol
Unknown Artist
ca. 1850–75; lock, dated 1145 A.H. / 1732 CE
Medium
Steel, nephrite, gold, emeralds, garnets, gold
Dimensions
L. 20 1/2 in. (52 cm); L. of barrel 14 1/2 in. (36.9 cm); Cal. .62 in. (15 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 6 oz. (1077.2 g)
Classification
Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Culture
Turkish
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Giulia P. Morosini, in memory of her father, Giovanni P. Morosini, 1923
Accession Number
23.232.9