Pair of Wheellock Pistols with Matching Priming Flask/Spanner
Object type: Pair of wheellock pistols with matching priming flask/spanner
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French
Artist: Etienne Delaune
Artist bio: French, Orléans 1518/19–1583 Strasbourg
Artist role: Designer
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1570–80
Medium: Steel, gold, silver, brass, wood (walnut), staghorn, brass wire, pigment
Dimensions: Cal. of each pistol, .44 in (11.18 mm); Wt. of 14.25.1433a: 4 lb. 2 oz. (1871 g); Wt. of 14.25.1433b: 4 lb. (1814 g); L. of each pistol, 20 1/8 in. (51.1 cm); L. of priming flask/spanner, 5 7/8 in. (14.91 cm)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914