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Pair of Wheellock Pistols

Lock maker Pistols made and decorated by Giovan Antonio Gavacciolo Italian
Barrelsmith Lazarino Cominazzo 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

Object Information
  • 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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