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Hunting knife combined with wheellock pistol
Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651)
Wheellock Pistol
Wheellock pistol
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This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 375
One of the earliest pistols, this firearm was designed and produced by Peter Peck, a maker of watches and guns. The two locks combined in one mechanism provided the barrels with separate ignition. Made for Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519–56), the pistol is decorated with his dynastic and personal emblems: the double-headed eagle and the pillars of Hercules with the Latin motto PLUS ULTRA (More beyond).
Inscription: Inscribed: PLVS VLTRA (More beyond).Marking: Stamped on the breechblock and adjacent area of the barrel: the double P mark of Peter Peck.
Ex. coll.: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V; Real Armería, Madrid; Don José de Argaiz, Madrid (until 1889); Hollingworth Magniac, Colworth, Bedford, England (until 1892); William H. Riggs, Paris.
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