Pair of Snaphaunce Pistols

Unknown Artist

ca. 1725

Pair of Snaphaunce Pistols by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, wood (walnut?), gold

Dimensions

14.25.1404a; L. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); L. of barrel 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm); Cal. .48 in (12.2 mm); Wt. 12.1 oz. (343 g); 14.25.1404b; L. 9 1/8 in. (23.2 cm); L. of barrel 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm); Cal. .47 in (11.9 mm); Wt. 12.3 oz. (348.7 g)

Classification

Firearms-Pistols-Snaphaunce

Culture

Italian

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1404a, b

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