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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
Museum record:
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