Basket
0

Search results

Start typing

Victoria & Albert: Art & Love: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
This exhibition is in the past. View our current exhibitions.
    CG KOENIG & SON : COBURG

    Pair of percussion pistols belonging to Prince Albert

    1750 - 1890

    RCIN 62608

    The allied traditions of hunting and marksmanship made Coburg an important centre for gun-making.  Koenig & Sons were court rifle-makers to the Dukes of Saxe-Coburg for two generations. These pistols with their engraved silver Gothic revival inlays were shown at the Great Exhibition, where Prince Albert bought them.

    Purchased by Prince Albert in 1851

    Nos 203 and 202

      PreviousNext
      PreviousNext
      Quick Links
      Official Royal Residences

      The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.