Miquelet Gun Made for Charles IV of Spain (reigned 1788–1808)

Antonio Guisasola|Juan Navaro

dated 1796 · Steel, gold, silver, wood (walnut) · Arms and Armor

The Spanish inscription on the barrel of this fowling piece translates, "Gift to His Majesty the King, Don Carlos 4, [in] the Year 1796." The gun probably was presented to Charles IV (reigned 1788–1808) by the two gunmakers from Eibar, an important center of arms production in the Basque provinces.

Artist

Antonio Guisasola|Juan Navaro

Date

dated 1796

Medium

Steel, gold, silver, wood (walnut)

Culture

Spanish, Eibar

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1916