Wheellock Gun Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony

Medium

Steel, brass, gold, wood (walnut), staghorn

Dimensions

L. 54 in. (137.2 cm); L. of barrel 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm); L. of plug 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) Cal. .64 in. (16.3 mm); Wt. 11 lb. 11 oz. (5301 g)

Classification

Firearms-Guns-Wheellock

Culture

German, Dresden

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Prince Albrecht Radziwill, by exchange, 1928

Accession Number

28.100.7

Rights

Public Domain