Pair of Flintlock Pistols

Gunsmith Giovan Battista Francino Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

The pistols are inscribed in Latin Viena Liberata (Vienna liberated) and Buda Superata (Buda captured) in commemoration of the two major events, in 1683 and 1686, in the war between Austria and Turkey.

Pair of Flintlock Pistols, Giovan Battista Francino (Italian, Brescia, active second half of 17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), wool, Italian, Brescia

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Pair of Flintlock Pistols, Giovan Battista Francino (Italian, Brescia, active second half of 17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), wool, Italian, Brescia
Pair of Flintlock Pistols, Giovan Battista Francino (Italian, Brescia, active second half of 17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), wool, Italian, Brescia
Pair of Flintlock Pistols, Giovan Battista Francino (Italian, Brescia, active second half of 17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), wool, Italian, Brescia
Pair of Flintlock Pistols, Giovan Battista Francino (Italian, Brescia, active second half of 17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), wool, Italian, Brescia
Pair of Flintlock Pistols, Giovan Battista Francino (Italian, Brescia, active second half of 17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), wool, Italian, Brescia
Pair of Flintlock Pistols, Giovan Battista Francino (Italian, Brescia, active second half of 17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), wool, Italian, Brescia
Pair of Flintlock Pistols, Giovan Battista Francino (Italian, Brescia, active second half of 17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), wool, Italian, Brescia
Pair of Flintlock Pistols, Giovan Battista Francino (Italian, Brescia, active second half of 17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), wool, Italian, Brescia
Pair of Flintlock Pistols, Giovan Battista Francino (Italian, Brescia, active second half of 17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), wool, Italian, Brescia

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