Wheel-Lock Hunting Rifle
mid-1600s
Hans Schmidt
Hans Schmidt (Austrian, 1669)
Medieval Art
Wheel-Lock Hunting Rifle, mid-1600s. Hans Schmidt (Austrian, 1669). Steel, varnished wood (walnut) stock decorated with inlaid silver wire and appliqués; overall: 110.2 cm (43 3/8 in.); butt: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); barrel: 83.2 cm (32 3/4 in.); bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Schilling 1959.127 A similar rifle made for another member of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Graf Sigmund von Dietrichstein, is preserved in Vienna.
- Maker/Artist
- Hans Schmidt
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, varnished wood (walnut) stock decorated with inlaid silver wire and appliqués
- Dimensions
- Overall: 110.2 cm (43 3/8 in.); Butt: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Barrel: 83.2 cm (32 3/4 in.); Bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1959.127
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Schilling
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210A Armor Court
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