# Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol Made for Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519–56)

- By: Peter Peck (German, Munich, 1503–1596)
- By: Ambrosius Gemlich
- Date: ca. 1540–45
- Medium: Steel, gold, wood (cherry), staghorn
- Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock
- Dimensions: L. 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm); L. of upper barrel 10 in. (25.4 cm); L. of lower barrel 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm); Cal. of each barrel .46 in. (11.7 mm); Wt. 5 lb. 10 oz. (2550 g)
- Culture: German, Munich
- Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
- Museum: [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22387)
- Rights: [Public domain (Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/aa/web-large/DP-42506-001.jpg
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