Pair of Wheellock Pistols Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony

Simon Helbig

Date

ca. 1610

Type

Pair of wheellock pistols

Medium

Steel, gold, brass, staghorn, wood (beech)

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture

German, Dresden

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

14.25.1398a, b

Credit

Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913