Pair of Flintlock Pistols
Henry Hadley
ca. 1765
Medium
Steel, wood (walnut), silver, gold, copper alloy
Dimensions
Each pistol: L. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); L. of barrel 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); Cal. .63 in. (16 mm); Wt. of pistol (a): 2 lb. 3.2 oz. (998 g); Wt. of pistol (b): 2 lb. 3.7 oz. (1012 g); drive key (c): H. 2 3/8 in. (6.03 cm); L. 1 9/16 in. (3.97 cm); Wt. 0.8 oz. (21 g)
Classification
Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Culture
British, London
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of The Robert M. Lee Foundation, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2018
Accession Number
2018.856.13a–c