Pair of Flintlock Pistols Made for Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia (1779–1831)

Medium

Steel, silver, gold, wood

Dimensions

L. of each pistol 15 ¼ in. (38.8 cm); L. of each barrel 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm); Cal. .59 in. (15 mm); Wt. of pistol (a) 1 lb. 13 oz. (821 g); Wt. of pistol (b) 1 lb. 14 oz. (845 g)

Classification

Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock

Culture

Russian, Tula

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, 2017 Benefit Fund, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, and several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts, 2018

Accession Number

2018.755.1, .2