Pair of Wheellock Pistols

Due to required maintenance, some galleries and artwork may be off view. Learn more

Views:

1/4

Currently not on view

Pair of Wheellock Pistols

c. 1650

Gun locks made by Jacopo Colombo (Italian (Brescia), born 1627, last recorded 1662) Barrels made by the Cominazzo family (Italian (Brescia))

Currently not on view

Object Details

Titles:

Pair of Wheellock Pistols

Date:

c. 1650

Artists:

Gun locks made by Jacopo Colombo (Italian (Brescia), born 1627, last recorded 1662) Barrels made by the Cominazzo family (Italian (Brescia))

Medium:

Carved walnut (Stock); chiseled steel (Lock); engraved steel (Barrel); incised steel (Mounts)

Dimensions:

a: 6 × 1 7/8 × 22 1/2 inches, 2 lb. (15.2 × 4.7 × 57.2 cm, 912g) Caliber (a): 14 millimeters (1/16 inches) Width (a - lockplate to counter plate): 1 5/16 inches (3.4 cm) Length (a - of barrel without tang): 15 1/2 inches (39.4 cm) Weight (a - of barrel): 0.7 lb. (331g) b: 5 7/8 × 1 15/16 × 22 1/2 inches, 2 lb. (15 × 5 × 57.2 cm, 925g) Width (b - lockplate to counter plate): 1 5/16 inches (3.4 cm) Length (b - of barrel without tang): 15 1/2 inches (39.4 cm) Weight (b - of barrel): 0.7 lb. (320g)

Classification:

Arms and Armor

Credit Line:

Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977

Accession Number:

1977-167-808a,b

Geography:

Made in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

We are always open to learning more about our collections and updating the website. Does this record contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? Contact us here.

Please note that this particular artwork might not be on view when you visit. Don’t worry—we have plenty of exhibitions for you to explore.

Currently not on view

More like this:

1/12