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

About this artwork

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)

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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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