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Wheellock Pistol, French Royal Arms Collection, inv. no. 217

Unknown Artist

ca. 1625–30

Wheellock Pistol, French Royal Arms Collection, inv. no. 217 by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, silver, wood

Dimensions

L. 29 1/8 in. (73.9 cm); L. of barrel 21 15/16 in. (55.7 cm); Cal. .47 in. (12 mm); Wt. 3 lb. 1 oz. (1400 g)

Classification

Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock

Culture

Italian, probably Brescia

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Accession Number

14.25.1426

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