Flintlock Repeating Pistol with Lorenzoni Action, Bearing the Crests of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758–1805), with Case and Accessories

Harvey Walklate Mortimer

Date

ca. 1798–99

Type

Flintlock repeating pistol with case and accessories

Medium

Pistol: steel, wood (walnut), silver; reserve barrel: steel; bullet mould: steel; punch; steel; wrench: steel; case: wood (mahogany), brass, textile, paper

Department

Arms and Armor

Culture

British, London

Institution

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number

35.81.3a–f

Credit

Bequest of Charles N. Daly, 1934