Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol Made for Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519–56)

Peter Peck

Medium: Steel, gold, wood (cherry), staghorn
Dimensions: L. 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm); L. of upper barrel 10 in. (25.4 cm); L. of lower barrel 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); Cal. of each barrel .46 in. (11.7 mm); Wt. 5 lb. 10 oz. (2550 g)
Culture: German, Munich
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock
Dated: ca. 1540–45
Pixels: 4000 × 1650
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Peter Peck. Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol Made for Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519–56), ca. 1540–45. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.