Miquelet Rifle
Unknown Artist
late 18th century
Medium
Steel, wood, ivory, copper alloys, mother-of-pearl, gold, silver, glass paste
Dimensions
L. 60 3/4 in. (154.31 cm); L. barrel 47 in. (119.4 cm); Cal. .48 in. (12.0 mm); Wt. 10 lb. 12 oz. (4862 g)
Classification
Firearms-Guns-Miquelet
Culture
Turkish
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932
Accession Number
32.75.270