Pair of Flintlock Pistols Made for Christian Ernst, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Bayreuth-Kulmbach
Charles Froment|M. Bréat
ca. 1686–90
Medium
Steel, wood, silver
Dimensions
L. of each 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); L. of each barrel 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm); L. of each plug 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Diam. at muzzle of each 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Diam. at breech of each 1 in. (2.5 cm); L. of each lock 5 in. (12.7 cm); Cal. of each .545 in. (13.8 mm); Wt. of each 2 lb. 2 oz. (950 g)
Classification
Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Culture
Franco-German, Erlangen-Neustadt
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1904
Accession Number
04.3.195, .196
About the Artist
Charles Froment|M. Bréat (French|French) · 1657 |1680 –1722 |1680
French, active Germany, 1657–1722|French, active Germany, ca. 1680–90