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wheellock pistol
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Title:
wheellock pistol
Caption:
Wheellock Pistol. Culture: German, Augsburg. Dimensions: L. 20 3/8 in. (51.7 cm); L. of barrel 13 7/16 in. (34.1 cm); Cal. .492 in. (12.5 mm); Wt. 4 lb. 4 oz. (1928 g). Date: ca. 1560-70.
The sheathing of the stock in plaques of gilt copper with raised strapwork ornament is highly unusal but recalls clock cases, powder flasks, and other decorative metal objects made in Augsburg.
Technique/material:
Steel, gold, copper, wood, horn
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3365 x 1966 px | 18.9 MB
Print size:
28.5 x 16.6 cm | 11.2 x 6.6 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ARMS AND ARMOR • ARMS • AUGSBURG • BAVARIA • COPPER • COPPERWORK • EUROPE • FIREARMS • FIREARMS-PISTOLS-WHEELLOCK • GERMANY • GOLD • HANDGUNS • HORN • IRON ALLOY • IRON AND IRON ALLOY • IRON AND STEEL • IRON_AND_STEEL • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PISTOLS • SMALL ARMS • STEEL INDUSTRY • STEEL • STEEL, GOLD, COPPER, WOOD, HORN • WOOD
