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Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651)

Emanuel Sadeler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark metal pistol with a long barrel and stock that flares out at the end. The stock is decorated with gold inlays and etchings. A gold design on the side of the stock features a shield with a crest on top. The barrel has etchings and gold inlays near the stock and has three short, cylindrical protrusions on the right side near the end. A trigger guard curves down from the stock. A mechanism with a wheel is on top of the pistol near the center. The background is light gray.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1600–1610
Medium:
Steel, gold
Culture:
German, Munich
Dimensions:
599 × 428 px
Museum record:
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