Wheellock Puffer (Pistol) for the Mounted Bodyguard of the Elector of Saxony

1589

Abraham Dressler
(German active 1572—1590), Dresden

Status: On View, Gallery 239
Department: Applied Arts of Europe

Artist: Abraham Dressler
Title: Wheellock Puffer (Pistol) for the Mounted Bodyguard of the Elector of Saxony
Place: East Germany (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1580–1600
Medium: Steel, cherrywood, and staghorn
Dimensions: L. 54.3 cm (21 3/8 in.) Barrel L. 33 cm (13 in.) Wt. 4 lb. 14 oz. Caliber .63
Credit Line: George F. Harding Collection
Reference Number: 1982.2382
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