Title: Miquelet Pistol
Object type: Miquelet pistol
Date: ca. 1850–75; lock, dated 1145 A.H. / 1732 CE
Culture: Turkish
Medium: Steel, nephrite, gold, emeralds, garnets, gold
Dimensions: L. 20 1/2 in. (52 cm); L. of barrel 14 1/2 in. (36.9 cm); Cal. .62 in. (15 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 6 oz. (1077.2 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Credit line: Gift of Giulia P. Morosini, in memory of her father, Giovanni P. Morosini, 1923
Geography: Country of Origin    Ottoman Empire      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY