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Pair of Flintlock Pistols

A work made of walnut, steel, and cast and chased brass.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of walnut, steel, and cast and chased brass.

Date:

c. 1725

Artist:

Barrels: Johann Jacob Behr
Locks: Johann Jacob Behr
Flemish, Liège, active 1690s-about 1745

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

J. J. Behr

Title

Pair of Flintlock Pistols

Place

Germany (Artist's nationality:)

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1720–1735

Medium

Walnut, steel, and cast and chased brass

Dimensions

A: 50.2 × 16.6 × 6.4 cm (19 3/4 × 6 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.); B: 50.2 × 15.3 × 6.4 cm (19 3/4 × 6 × 2 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

George F. Harding Collection

Reference Number

1982.2879a-b

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