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| Keywords: Austrian - Pair of Wheellock Pistols - Walters 51445, 51446.jpg The imperial double-headed eagle on the silver cap of the butt may indicate that this pair of pistols belonged to or was a gift from a member of the Habsburg imperial family perhaps Emperor Ferdinand III 1608-1657 In any case it is of the high quality that Ferdinand used as a commander in the imperial army between 1630 1640 wood mahogany steel silver cm 53 5 accession number 51 445 51 446 77417 Thewalt Sale Cologne 1903 no 1700 Henry Griffith Keasbey New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale American Art Association New York December 5 1924 no 141 Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1924 place of origin Vienna Austria Walters Art Museum license Weapons in the Walters Art Museum Baroque art in the Walters Art Museum Art of Austria Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review Wheellock pistols | ||||
