Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony

Medium

Steel, gold, brass, staghorn, wood (beech)

Dimensions

L. of each pistol 29 1/8 in. (73.9 cm); L. of each barrel 8 3/4 in. (47.6 cm); Cal. of each pistol .57 in. (14.5 mm); Wt. of each pistol 4 lb. 5 oz. (1956 g)

Classification

Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock

Culture

German, Dresden

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1398a, b