Pair of Flintlock Pistols
c. 1690–1700
Gio Borgognone
Gio Borgognone (Italian)
Medieval Art
Pair of Flintlock Pistols, c. 1690–1700. Gio Borgognone (Italian), Lazarino Cominazzo (Italian). Steel, chiseled steel with walnut stock; overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.); barrel: 30.9 cm (12 3/16 in.); bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.679
- Maker/Artist
- Borgognone, Gio
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, chiseled steel with walnut stock
- Dimensions
- Overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.); Barrel: 30.9 cm (12 3/16 in.); Bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: barrel signed: Lazarino Cominazzo; lockplates signed: Gio Borgognone in Bresia
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.679
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210C Firearms
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