Title: Pair of Flintlock Pistols of Empress Catherine the Great (1729–1796)
Object type: Pair of flintlock pistols
Date: 1786
Culture: Russian, Saint Petersburg
Artist:  Johan Adolph Grecke 
Artist bio: Russian, Saint Petersburg, recorded 1755–90
Artist nationality: Russian
Artist role: Gunsmith
Medium: Steel, ivory, gold, brass
Dimensions: L. of each 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Credit line: Gift of John M. Schiff, in memory of Edith Baker Schiff, 1986
Geography: Country of Origin Saint Petersburg   Russia      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY