Miquelet Pistol
Unknown Artist
ca. 1830–50
Medium
Steel, wood, silver, copper alloy (niello)
Dimensions
L. 21 in. (53.34 cm); Cal. .56 in. (14.22 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 7 oz. (1106 g)
Classification
Firearms-Pistols-Miquelet
Culture
Caucasian, Tbilisi, Georgia, or Dagestan
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
Accession Number
36.25.2241