Engraving of Firearms Parts

Designer Perrier French
ca. 1750
Not on view
Made by a little-known engraver named Perrier, this rare and informative print illustrates and names all of the parts found in a flintlock gun. A standard military musket is shown in detail on the left and the decorated parts of a more elaborate civilian hunting gun appear on the right.

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Object Information
  • Title: Engraving of Firearms Parts
  • Designer: Perrier (French, Strasbourg, active mid-18th century)
  • Date: ca. 1750
  • Geography: Strasbourg
  • Culture: French, Strasbourg
  • Medium: Ink on paper
  • Dimensions: 18 3/4 x 25 1/4 in. (47.5 x 64 cm)
  • Classification: Works on Paper-Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Jonathan and Elizabeth Roberts Gift, 2004
  • Object Number: 2004.57
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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