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Pair of Flintlock Pistols

Pair of Flintlock Pistols. Culture: German, Regensburg. Dimensions: L. 16 3/4 in. (42.6 cm); L. of barrel 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); L. of lockplate 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Cal. .56 in. (14.2 mm); Wt. 1 lb. 13 oz. (822 g). Gunsmith: Johann Andreas Kuchenreuter (German, Regensburg, 1716-1795). Date: ca. 1760-70. Several generations of the Kuchenreuter family were highly successful gunsmiths whose patrons included the King of Bohemia, Napoleon, and the Tsar of Russia. Johann Andreas and his father Johann Jacob were among the most famous members of this gun-making dynasty.
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Title:
Pair of Flintlock Pistols
Caption:
Pair of Flintlock Pistols. Culture: German, Regensburg. Dimensions: L. 16 3/4 in. (42.6 cm); L. of barrel 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); L. of lockplate 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); Cal. .56 in. (14.2 mm); Wt. 1 lb. 13 oz. (822 g). Gunsmith: Johann Andreas Kuchenreuter (German, Regensburg, 1716-1795). Date: ca. 1760-70. Several generations of the Kuchenreuter family were highly successful gunsmiths whose patrons included the King of Bohemia, Napoleon, and the Tsar of Russia. Johann Andreas and his father Johann Jacob were among the most famous members of this gun-making dynasty.
Technique/material:
Steel, wood, bronze, gold, silver, horn
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
3348 x 2592 px | 24.8 MB
Print size:
28.3 x 21.9 cm | 11.2 x 8.6 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ARMS AND ARMOR • ARMS • ARTFORM: BRONZEWORK • BAVARIA • BRONCE • BRONZE BRASS • BRONZE • BRONZES • COPPER ALLOY • EUROPE • FIREARMS • FIREARMS-PISTOLS-FLINTLOCK • FLINTLOCKS • GERMANY • GOLD • HANDGUNS • HORN • IRON ALLOY • IRON AND IRON ALLOY • IRON AND STEEL • IRON_AND_STEEL • LOCK • LOCKS • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PISTOLS • REGENSBURG • SILVER • SMALL ARMS • SNAPHANCES • STEEL INDUSTRY • STEEL • STEEL, WOOD, BRONZE, GOLD, SILVER, HORN