Pair of Flintlock Pistols
Unknown Artist
18th century
Medium
Steel, silver
Dimensions
96.5.151; L. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); L. of barrel 14 3/16 in. (36 cm); Cal. .67 in (17 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 13.8 oz. (1298.4 g); 96.5.152; L. 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); L. of barrel 14 3/16 in. (36 cm); Cal. .68 in (17.3 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 12.6 oz. (1264.4 g)
Classification
Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Culture
Balkan; barrel, Russian; lock, Italian
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
John Stoneacre Ellis Collection, Gift of Mrs. Ellis and Augustus Van Horne Ellis, 1896
Accession Number
96.5.151, .152