Pair of Flintlock Pistols
Claude Martin
ca. 1786
Medium
Steel, wood, silver, gold
Dimensions
Pistol (a): L. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); L. of barrel 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm); Cal. .62 in. (15.74 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 1.7 oz. (955 g); pistol (b): L. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); L. of barrel 7 15/16 in. (20.2 cm); Cal. .61 in. (15.49 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 0.9 oz. (932 g)
Classification
Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Culture
Indian, Lucknow, and possibly British, London
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of The Robert M. Lee Foundation, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2018
Accession Number
2018.856.14.1, .2