Pair of Wheellock Pistols

Pistols made and decorated by Giovan Antonio Gavacciolo Italian
 Barrelsmith Lazarino Cominazzo Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

Gavacciolo was considered among the best lockmakers and most gifted steel-chiselers in Brescia. His work was so highly valued that the Venetian government presented sets of Gavacciolo's firearms to King Louis XIII of France (reigned 1610–43) and the King of Persia.

Pair of Wheellock Pistols, Pistols made and decorated by Giovan Antonio Gavacciolo (Italian, Brescia, active mid-17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), Italian, Brescia

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One over other, top pistol with lock out

Pair of Wheellock Pistols, Pistols made and decorated by Giovan Antonio Gavacciolo (Italian, Brescia, active mid-17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), Italian, Brescia
Pair of Wheellock Pistols, Pistols made and decorated by Giovan Antonio Gavacciolo (Italian, Brescia, active mid-17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), Italian, Brescia
Pair of Wheellock Pistols, Pistols made and decorated by Giovan Antonio Gavacciolo (Italian, Brescia, active mid-17th century), Steel, wood (walnut), Italian, Brescia

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