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Miquelet Pistol

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Miquelet Pistol by an unknown artist features a black and silver metal body with a wooden grip at the end of the curved handle. The handle is adorned with silver etchings and has a gold trigger and other gold components. The barrel is long and slender with a repeating pattern of silver bands with circular etchings, alternating with black bands. A gold mechanism is visible at the top of the handle near the curved portion. The background of the image is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
dated A.H. 1263/1846–47 CE
Medium:
Steel, silver, niello, leather, ivory, gold
Culture:
Caucasian, possibly Georgia or Circassia
Dimensions:
599 × 352 px
Museum record:
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