Miquelet Sporting Gun for the Prince Regent of Portugal, João VI (1767–1826)
Object type: Miquelet sporting gun
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Portuguese, Lisbon
Artist: Jacintho Xavier
Artist bio: Portuguese, active from 1792, died 1808
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: Portuguese
Date: dated 1802
Medium: Steel, gold, wood, horn
Dimensions: L. 55 3/8 in. (140.8 cm); L. of barrel 40 13/16 in. (103.7 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 13.4 oz. (2646 g); L. of ramrod 40 1/8 in. (102 cm)
Classification: Firearms-Guns-Miquelet
Geography:  Lisbon     
Credit line: Purchase, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, 2017
Accession year: 2017