Pair of Wheellock Pistols with Matching Priming Flask/Spanner

Medium

Steel, gold, silver, brass, wood (walnut), staghorn, brass wire, pigment

Dimensions

Cal. of each pistol, .44 in (11.18 mm); Wt. of 14.25.1433a: 4 lb. 2 oz. (1871 g); Wt. of 14.25.1433b: 4 lb. (1814 g); L. of each pistol, 20 1/8 in. (51.1 cm); L. of priming flask/spanner, 5 7/8 in. (14.91 cm)

Classification

Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock

Culture

French

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1433a, b; .1523