Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol Made for Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519–56)

Creator Name

Peter Peck;
Ambrosius Gemlich

Cultural Context

German, Munich

Date

ca. 1540–45

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Metropolitan Museum of Art Object Description

Double-barreled wheellock pistol

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Title

Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol Made for Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519–56)

Creator

Peter Peck, German, Munich, 1503–1596, Gunsmith;
Ambrosius Gemlich, Etcher

Worktype

Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock

Cultural Context

German, Munich

Material

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)

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1540–45

Provenance

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

Style Period

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Munich, Germany

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Horses; Hunting; Deer; Dogs

Topic

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Peter Peck, Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol Made for Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519–56), ca. 1540–45, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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