Wheellock Pistol, 1651

  • Master A. P., Austrian, active 1651

Steel, wood, staghorn, gold, pigment

  • Overall: 5 7/16 × 24 13/16 × 2 3/8 inches (13.8 × 63 × 6 cm) Overall (barrel): 16 9/16 inches (42.1 cm) Overall (ramrod): 16 5/16 inches (41.4 cm) Overall (caliber): 1/2 inches (1.3 cm)

Gift of William Randolph Hearst Foundation

53.228

On View

  • Great Hall, Level 2, West

Department

European Sculpture and Dec Arts

William Randolph Hearst

by 1951, William Randolph Hearst Foundation

1953-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Robinson, Francis W. "A Gift of Arms and Armor from the Collection of William Randolph Hearst." Bulletin of the DIA 33, no. 1 (1953-54): pp. 1-5.

Master A. P., Wheellock Pistol, 1651, steel, wood, staghorn, gold, pigment. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of William Randolph Hearst Foundation, 53.228.