Wheellock Pistol

dated 1640

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

Werder was the most renowned Swiss gunsmith of the period. This pistol is notable for the lively figural plaques of silver on the stock and the delicate floral engraving on the lockplate.

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Title: Wheellock Pistol
Gunsmith: Felix Werder (Swiss, Zurich, 1591–1673)
Date: dated 1640
Geography: Zürich
Culture: Swiss, Zürich
Medium: Steel, bronze, gold, wood
Dimensions: Cal. .50 in. (12.7 mm); L. 24 3/8 in. (61.9 cm); L. of barrel 17 in. (43.2 cm); L. of lockplate 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm); Wt. 2 lb. 4 oz. (1021 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols
Credit Line: Gift of Alan Rutherfurd Stuyvesant, 1952
Object Number: 52.208.5
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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