Miquelet Pistol

Gunsmith Llorens Torrens Spanish
 Gunsmith Jacinto Jaumeandreu Spanish

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

This is a rare example of a Spanish firearm with Neoclassical decoration. Especially noteworthy is the cock shaped as a fluted column and the mounts of brightly polished steel decorated with faceted steel beads and raised gold ornament.

Miquelet Pistol, Llorens Torrens (Spanish, Catalonia, active 1793–1824), Steel, gold, wood (walnut), Spanish, Barcelona

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