Wheellock Gun Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony

Medium

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

Dimensions

L. 54 in. (137.2 cm); L. of barrel 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm); L. of plug 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) Cal. .64 in. (16.3 mm); Wt. 11 lb. 11 oz. (5301 g)

Classification

Firearms-Guns-Wheellock

Culture

German, Dresden

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Prince Albrecht Radziwill, by exchange, 1928

Accession Number

28.100.7