Miquelet Rifle
Object type: Miquelet rifle
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: barrel, probably Iranian; lock and stock, Turkish
Date: barrel dated A.H. 1151/1738–39 CE; lock dated A.H. 1240/1824–25 CE
Medium: Steel, wood, silver, gold, copper alloy, textile
Dimensions: L. 61 5/8 in. (156.5 cm); L. barrel 47 3/8 in. (120.4 cm); Cal. .60 in. (15.0 mm); Wt. 11 lb. 3 oz. (5076 g)
Classification: Firearms-Guns
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. William E. S. Griswold, Mrs. William Sloane and John Sloane, 1943
Accession year: 1943