Pair of Miquelet Pistols
Francisco Pintan
dated 1757
Medium
Steel, wood (family leguminosae), silver
Dimensions
L. of 2011.361: 10 7/8 in. (27.5 cm); L. of barrel of 2011.361: 6 in. (15.2 cm); L. of 2011.362: 10 5/8 in. (27.2 cm); L. of barrel of 2011.362: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification
Firearms-Guns-Miquelet
Culture
Colonial Spanish, probably Mexico
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2011
Accession Number
2011.361–.362