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Pistola a due canne con acciarino a ruota, dell'imperatore Carlo V

Gunsmith Peter Peck German
Etcher Ambrosius Gemlich German
ca. 1540–45
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375
Questa pistola con acciarino a ruota, capolavoro dell’orologiaio e armaiolo di Monaco Peter Peck, unisce all’ingegnosità meccanica un disegno raffinato. Le canne incise e dorate ed altri parti metalliche furono decorate dall’artista Ambrosius Gemlich con lo stemma del Sacro Romano Impero di Carlo V. Il meccanismo di acciarino a ruota, inventato in Italia o in Germania tra la fine del Quattrocento e gli inizi del Cinquecento, fu il primo sistema di innesco completamente automatico che permetteva di preparare e caricare l’arma in anticipo, pronta per un uso immediato. Carlo V fu uno dei primi committenti di alto rango a ordinare armi da fuoco riccamente elaborate come questa.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Pistola a due canne con acciarino a ruota, dell'imperatore Carlo V
  • Artista:

    Peter Peck, Tedesco, 1503-1596, e Ambrosius Gemlich, Tedesco, attivo tra il 1520 ca. e il 1550

  • Data: ca. 1540-45
  • Materiale e tecnica: Acciaio, oro, legno, corno
  • Dimensioni: Lungh. 49,2 cm, calibro 12 mm
  • Crediti: Dono di William H. Riggs, 1913
  • Numero d'inventario: 14.25.1425
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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