Pair of Miquelet Pistols
Francisco Pintan
dated 1757
Medium
Steel, wood (family leguminosae), silver
Dimensions
L. of 2011.361: 10 7/8 in. (27.5 cm); L. of barrel of 2011.361: 6 in. (15.2 cm); L. of 2011.362: 10 5/8 in. (27.2 cm); L. of barrel of 2011.362: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification
Firearms-Guns-Miquelet
Culture
Colonial Spanish, probably Mexico
Department
Arms and Armor
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2011
Accession Number
2011.361–.362
Rights
Public Domain