Double-Barreled, Double-Wheellock Pistol
Unknown
ca. 1580 · Steel, copper, gold, leather · Arms and Armor
Although most sixteenth-century firearms were single-shot, gunmakers sometimes experimented with various multishot weapons. This example gave two shots, each barrel having its own wheellock. The metal stock, providing extra support for the double mechanism, is etched with hunting scenes.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1580
- Medium
- Steel, copper, gold, leather
- Culture
- German, Augsburg
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
