Pair of Wheellock Pistols
Giovan Antonio Gavacciolo|Lazarino Cominazzo
mid-17th century · Steel, wood (walnut) · Arms and Armor
Gavacciolo was considered among the best lockmakers and most gifted steel-chiselers in Brescia. His work was so highly valued that the Venetian government presented sets of Gavacciolo's firearms to King Louis XIII of France (reigned 1610–43) and the King of Persia.
- Artist
- Giovan Antonio Gavacciolo|Lazarino Cominazzo
- Date
- mid-17th century
- Medium
- Steel, wood (walnut)
- Culture
- Italian, Brescia
- Department
- Arms and Armor
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1947
