Pair of Wheellock Pistols

Lock maker Pistols made and decorated by Giovan Antonio Gavacciolo Italian

mid-17th century

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.

Artwork Details

Title: Pair of Wheellock Pistols
Lock maker: Pistols made and decorated by Giovan Antonio Gavacciolo (Italian, Brescia, active mid-17th century)
Barrelsmith: Lazarino Cominazzo (Italian, Brescia, active mid-17th century)
Date: mid-17th century
Geography: Brescia
Culture: Italian, Brescia
Medium: Steel, wood (walnut)
Dimensions: L. of 47.110.1: 22 11/16 in. (57.7 cm); Cal. of 47.110.1: .495 in. (12.6 mm); Wt. of 47.110.1: 2 lb. 3 oz. (997 g); L. of 47.110.2: 22 13/16 in. (57.9 cm); Cal. of 47.110.2: .485 in. (12.3 mm); Wt. of 47.110.2: 2 lb. 3 oz. (1003 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1947
Object Number: 47.110.1, .2
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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