Flintlock Sporting Gun of Empress Margarita Teresa of Spain (1651–1673)

Jacques Lamarre

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The firearm has a wood stock with intricate inlays. The stock is primarily brown with darker patches. A metal plate embedded on the underside near the butt features a symmetrical floral pattern. The metal components of the gun appear to be made of silver and gold. A trigger guard is located near the center. The butt has a raised cheek rest. The barrel is long and cylindrical. The gun is a flintlock sporting gun.