The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pair of Flintlock Pistols of Count Heinrich von Brühl (1700–1763)

Charles Reynier, called Le Hollandois|Adrien Reynier the Younger, called Le Hollandois

ca. 1740

Attribution

or| Charles Reynier, called Le Hollandois|Adrien Reynier the Younger, called Le Hollandois | French, Paris, ca. 1700–1752 Paris|French, Paris ca. 1680–1743 Paris

Medium

Steel, wood, silver, gold, copper alloy

Physical dimensions

Each pistol: L. 19 7/8 in. (50.48 cm); L. of barrel 13 in. (33.02 cm); Cal. .62 in. (15.7 mm); Wt. 2 lb. 3.3 oz. (1001 g)

Credit line

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