Pair of Flintlock Pistols Made for Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia (1779–1831)

Tula Arms Factory, ca. 1801

Artist

Tula Arms Factory (Russian, Tula, 1712–Present)

Date

ca. 1801

Culture or place

Russian, Tula

Medium

Steel, silver, gold, wood

Size

L. of each pistol 15 ¼ in. (38.8 cm); L. of each barrel 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm); Cal. .59 in. (15 mm); Wt. of pistol (a) 1 lb. 13 oz. (821 g); Wt. of pistol (b) 1 lb. 14 oz. (845 g)

Type

Firearms-Pistols-Flintlock

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed