Pair of Flintlock Pistols

Gunsmith Johann Andreas Kuchenreuter German

ca. 1760–70

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

Several generations of the Kuchenreuter family were highly successful gunsmiths whose patrons included the King of Bohemia, Napoleon, and the Tsar of Russia. Johann Andreas and his father Johann Jacob were among the most famous members of this gun-making dynasty.

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Title: Pair of Flintlock Pistols
Gunsmith: Johann Andreas Kuchenreuter (German, Regensburg, 1716–1795)
Date: ca. 1760–70
Geography: Regensburg
Culture: German, Regensburg
Medium: Steel, wood, bronze, gold, silver, horn
Dimensions: L. 16 3/4 in. (42.6 cm); L. of barrel 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); L. of lockplate 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Cal. .56 in. (14.2 mm); Wt. 1 lb. 13 oz. (822 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock
Credit Line: Purchase, Bashford Dean Bequest, 1969
Object Number: 69.295.1, .2
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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