The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Wheellock Puffer Pistols

Balthasar Dressler|Master HR

ca. 1585

Attribution

| Balthasar Dressler|Master HR | German, Dresden, active 1573–1615|German, active ca. 1585

Medium

Steel, wood (walnut), antler

Physical dimensions

Pistol (a): L. 24 in. (61 cm); L. of barrel 15 3/8 in. (39.1 cm); Cal. .61 in. (15.49 mm); Wt. 5 lb. 8.1 oz. (2496 g); pistol (b): L. 24 in. (61 cm); L. of barrel 15 5/16 in. (38.9 cm); Cal. .62 in. (15.74 mm); Wt. 5 lb. 7.7 oz. (2486 g)

Credit line

Gift of The Robert M. Lee Foundation, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2018