Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria

Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651) pict 1

Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651) pict 2

Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651) pict 3

Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651) pict 4

Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651) pict 5

Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651) pict 6

Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651) pict 7

Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651) pict 8

Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651) pict 9

Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651) pict 10

Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651) pict 11

Wheellock Pistol Made for Maximilian I of Bavaria (1573–1651)

Steel-chiseler:
Emanuel Sadeler (German, Munich, active 1594–1610)
Date:
ca. 1600–1610
Geography:
Munich
Culture:
German, Munich
Medium:
Steel, gold
Dimensions:
L. 14 3/16 in. (36.0 cm); L. of barrel 8 9/16 in. (21.7 cm); Cal. .45 in. (11.4 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 12 oz. (1247 g)
Classification:
Firearms-Pistols
Credit Line:
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913

An all-steel stock is unusual and was probably used to give Sadeler more surface on which to display his talents. The pommel is decorated with the coat of arms of Bavaria under a ducal crown and encircled by the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Duke Maximilian I (1573–1651) became a knight of this prestigious order in 1600.

Provenance
William H. Riggs, Paris (until 1913; his gift to MMA)

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