Pair of Flintlock Box-Lock Pistols with Bayonets
Unknown Artist
hallmarked for 1782–83
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