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Snaphance Gunlock, from The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Italy, Brescia (?), 17th century / c.1660–80

Snaphance Gunlock

Snaphance Gunlock

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Snaphance Gunlock as arms and armor (Italy, Brescia (?), 17th century · c.1660–80).

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

This steel gunlock is its own work of art, chiseled with designs of grotesques, masks, and foliage.

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A CLOSER LOOK

The museum identifies this arms and armor as steel, chiseled.

The museum's collection notes: The snaphance is a type of lock used for firing a gun. It is a predecessor of the flintlock mechanism.

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The Cleveland Museum of ArtSnaphance Gunlock

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