Flintlock Gun

Louis Jaley|Nicolas Carteron|Joseph Blachon

dated 1735 · Steel, gold, wood, silver · Arms and Armor

Known primarily as a producer of military weapons, the Royal Arms Manufactory at Saint-Etienne occasionally made luxury weapons, of which this is perhaps the finest example. Depictions of classical gods and goddesses are chiseled into the steel parts; and the left side of the butt is inlaid in silver with a scene of dogs attacking an imperial double-headed eagle, a reference to France's continual political and military struggle against the Holy Roman Empire.

Artist

Louis Jaley|Nicolas Carteron|Joseph Blachon

Date

dated 1735

Medium

Steel, gold, wood, silver

Culture

French, Saint-Etienne

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Harris Brisbane Dick and Rogers Funds, 1987