Pair of Wheellock Pistols
Object type: Pair of wheellock pistols
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: French, Lisieux
Artist: Pierre Le Bourgeois
Artist bio: French, Lisieux, died 1627
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1610–20
Medium: Steel, gold, wood, silver, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: L. of each pistol 23 5/16 in. (59.2 cm); Cal. of each pistol, .49 in. (12.5 mm); L. of each barrel 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm); Wt. of 19.53.13, 2 lb. 8 oz. (1134 g); Wt. of 19.56.14, 2 lb. 10 oz. (1191 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols
Geography:  Lisieux     
Credit line: Gift of Charles M. Schott Jr., 1917
Accession year: 1919