Flintlock Pistol

c. 1750

Johann Andreas Kuchenreuter

Johann Andreas Kuchenreuter (German, 1716–1795)

Medieval Art

Flintlock Pistol, c. 1750. Johann Andreas Kuchenreuter (German, 1716–1795). Steel, walnut stock, brass mounts, barrel inlaid with gold, brass, and silver; overall: 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.); barrel: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); bore: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1918.76

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Johann Andreas Kuchenreuter
Classification: Arms and Armor
Formatted Medium: steel, walnut stock, brass mounts, barrel inlaid with gold, brass, and silver
Medium: steel, walnut, stock, brass, mounts, barrel, inlaid, gold, silver
Dimensions: Overall: 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.); Barrel: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.); Bore: 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Barrel signed: Ioh And Kuchenruter
Departments: Medieval Art
Accession Number: 1918.76
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Exhibitions: Armor Court Reinstallation, The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 210C Firearms