Wheellock Pistol
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.
Artwork Details
- 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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