Wheellock Pistol

Medium

Steel, wood, staghorn, mother-of-pearl, gold

Dimensions

L. 30 7/16 in. (77.3 cm); L. of barrel 23 in. (58.4 cm); Cal. .36 in. (9.14 mm); Wt. 4 lb. 1.4 oz. (1854 g)

Classification

Firearms-Guns-Wheellock

Culture

French

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

2018.856.9