Pair of Snaphaunce Pistols
Unknown Artist
ca. 1725
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