Wheel-Lock Rifle

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Wheel-Lock Rifle as arms and armor (Germany, Bavaria (?), 17th century · 1618).

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

The artisan who made this rifle used brass, bone, horn, and ivory to create decorative elements like animals involved in the hunt, fruits, and other details. If you look beneath the gun, you will see a goose or duck and a vase of flowers near the trigger.

SERENDIPITYA little unexpected

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A CLOSER LOOK

The museum identifies this arms and armor as steel, brass, walnut stock inlaid with bone, horn and ivory.

The museum's collection notes: Made originally as a petronel pistol, this firearm seems to have been refitted with a new stock sometime during the 17th century to convert it into a rifle, most likely for a child's use.

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The Cleveland Museum of ArtWheel-Lock Rifle

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