Wheellock Rifle

Elias Becker|Caspar Spät

dated 1668 · Steel, gold, wood (ebony), staghorn, bone · Arms and Armor

The buttplate is inlaid with a griffin bearing a sword (the coat of arms of the Spät family), suggesting that this rifle was made for personal use by Caspar Spät or another family member.

Artist

Elias Becker|Caspar Spät

Date

dated 1668

Medium

Steel, gold, wood (ebony), staghorn, bone

Culture

German, Munich and Augsburg

Department

Arms and Armor

Credit line

Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929