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Flintlock Gun

Flintlock Gun. Culture: German. Designer: Decoration follows closely designs of the engraver De Lacollombe (French, Paris, active ca. 1702-ca. 1736). Dimensions: L. 56 3/8 in. (143.2 cm); L. of barrel 41 1/16 in. (104.3 cm); L. of lockplate 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Cal. .62 in. (15.8 mm); Wt. 6 lb. 10 oz. (3005 g). Date: ca. 1730-40.
Though unsigned, this beautifully crafted hunting gun appears to have been made by a German craftsman copying designs from firearms pattern books published in Paris in the early to mid-eighteenth century.
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Title: Flintlock Gun
Caption: Flintlock Gun. Culture: German. Designer: Decoration follows closely designs of the engraver De Lacollombe (French, Paris, active ca. 1702-ca. 1736). Dimensions: L. 56 3/8 in. (143.2 cm); L. of barrel 41 1/16 in. (104.3 cm); L. of lockplate 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm), Cal. .62 in. (15.8 mm); Wt. 6 lb. 10 oz. (3005 g). Date: ca. 1730-40. Though unsigned, this beautifully crafted hunting gun appears to have been made by a German craftsman copying designs from firearms pattern books published in Paris in the early to mid-eighteenth century.
Technique/material: Steel, silver, wood (walnut)
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 3449 × 2030 px | 20.0 MB
Print size: 29.2 × 17.2 cm | 1357.9 × 799.2 in (300 dpi)