Wheellock Pistol
Object type: Wheellock pistol
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: Swiss, Zürich
Artist: Felix Werder
Artist bio: Swiss, Zurich, 1591–1673
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: Swiss
Date: dated 1640
Medium: Steel, bronze, gold, wood
Dimensions: Cal. .50 in. (12.7 mm); L. 24 3/8 in. (61.9 cm); L. of barrel 17 in. (43.2 cm); L. of lockplate 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 4 oz. (1021 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols
Geography:  Zürich     
Credit line: Gift of Alan Rutherfurd Stuyvesant, 1952

Accession year: 1952