Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony

Gunsmith Simon Helbig German
 Stock maker Hans Fleischer German

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

These slender, elegant pistols are sparingly inlaid with engraved staghorn and feature push-button pan covers. The finely carved pear-shaped, hexagonal pommels, engraved gilt brass accents, and crisply embellished three-stage barrels mark their quality. In superb condition, they were made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony and bear the arms of Saxony on the stocks.

Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony, Simon Helbig (German, Dresden, recorded 1609–1642), Steel, gold, brass, staghorn, wood (beech), German, Dresden

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Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony, Simon Helbig (German, Dresden, recorded 1609–1642), Steel, gold, brass, staghorn, wood (beech), German, Dresden
Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony, Simon Helbig (German, Dresden, recorded 1609–1642), Steel, gold, brass, staghorn, wood (beech), German, Dresden
Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony, Simon Helbig (German, Dresden, recorded 1609–1642), Steel, gold, brass, staghorn, wood (beech), German, Dresden
Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony, Simon Helbig (German, Dresden, recorded 1609–1642), Steel, gold, brass, staghorn, wood (beech), German, Dresden
Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony, Simon Helbig (German, Dresden, recorded 1609–1642), Steel, gold, brass, staghorn, wood (beech), German, Dresden
Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony, Simon Helbig (German, Dresden, recorded 1609–1642), Steel, gold, brass, staghorn, wood (beech), German, Dresden
Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony, Simon Helbig (German, Dresden, recorded 1609–1642), Steel, gold, brass, staghorn, wood (beech), German, Dresden
Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony, Simon Helbig (German, Dresden, recorded 1609–1642), Steel, gold, brass, staghorn, wood (beech), German, Dresden

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