Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol Made for Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519–56)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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This wheellock style gun is both functional and highly ornamental. It is made of steel, cherry wood, and staghorn, and is decorated with the Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria Charles V’s seal.
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