Pair of Wheellock Pistols
Object type: Pair of wheellock pistols
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Date: ca. 1590
Medium: Steel, wood, ivory
Dimensions: 14.25.1403a: L. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm); L. of barrel 10 5/8 in. (27 cm); Cal. .53 in. (13.4 mm); Wt. 3 lb. 8 oz. (1587.6 g); 14.25.1403b: L. 16 3/8 in. (41.6 cm); L. of barrel 10 9/16 in. (26.8 cm); Cal. .53 in. (13.5 mm); Wt. 3 lb. 8 oz. (1587.6 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock
Geography:  Nuremberg     
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession year: 1914