Over-and-Under Flintlock Pocket Pistol of the Hughes of Gwerclas Family with Case and Accessories

Medium

Pistol: steel, wood (walnut) silver, brass, gold, platinum; case: wood (mahogany), textile, brass; powder flask: brass, steel, leather, paper; ramrod: steel; cleaning rod: steel, bronze

Dimensions

Pistol (a): L. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm); L. of barrels 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Cal. of barrels .32 in. (8.1 mm); Wt. 8.8 oz. (249.5 g); powder flask (b): H. 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm); Wt. 2.5 oz. (70.9 g); ramrod (c): L. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Wt. 6 oz. (170.1 g); case (d): H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); W. 8 in. (20.3 cm); D. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm); Wt. 14.4 oz. (408.2 g)

Classification

Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock

Culture

British, London

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., 1917

Accession Number

19.53.111a–d