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Pair of Wheellock Pistols
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Steel gold brass wood silver mother-of-pearl, French Paris
Rights: Public Domain
Arms and Armor, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1904
Title: Pair of Wheellock Pistols
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Steel gold brass wood silver mother-of-pearl, French Paris.
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