Pair of Flintlock Box-Lock Pistols with Bayonets

Unknown Artist

hallmarked for 1782–83

Pair of Flintlock Box-Lock Pistols with Bayonets by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, wood (walnut), silver, brass

Dimensions

19.53.17; L. 15 1/6 in. (38.3 cm); L. of barrel 8 15/16 in. (22.7 cm); Cal. .64 in. (17 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 5 oz. (1048.9 g); 19.53.18; L. 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm); L. of barrel 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); Cal. .67 in. (17 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 5 oz. (1048.9 g)

Classification

Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock

Culture

British, Birmingham, and Spanish

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., 1917

Accession Number

19.53.17–.18

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