Wheellock Pistol

Unknown

ca. 1560–70 · Steel, gold, copper, wood, horn · Arms and Armor

Wheellock Pistol — Unknown

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.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1560–70
Medium
Steel, gold, copper, wood, horn
Culture
German, Augsburg
Department
Arms and Armor
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1904

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