Title: Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol Made for Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519–56)
Object type: Double-barreled wheellock pistol
Date: ca. 1540–45
Culture: German, Munich
Artist:  Peter Peck 
Artist bio: German, Munich, 1503–1596
Artist nationality: German
Artist role: Gunsmith
Medium: Steel, gold, wood (cherry), staghorn
Dimensions: L. 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm); L. of upper barrel 10 in. (25.4 cm); L. of lower barrel 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); Cal. of each barrel .46 in. (11.7 mm); Wt. 5 lb. 10 oz. (2550 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Geography: Country of Origin Munich   Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hunting, term: Deer, term: Dogs, term: Horses