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Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony

Zacharias Herold

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a pair of old-fashioned pistols made of metal and wood. The pistol has a dark brown wooden butt with a spherical knob at the end. The metal components are predominantly silver with gold accents. The barrel is long and slender with gold engravings. There is a gold circle near the handle with a mechanism inside. The handle has dark wood with silver and gold inlays. The background is gray. The pistol is shown from the side.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1590
Medium
Steel, wood, silver, gold, brass
Culture
German, Dresden
Dimensions
599 × 428 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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