Wheel-Lock Hunting Pistol
1578
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Wheel-Lock Hunting Pistol, 1578. South Germany, 16th century. Steel, walnut stock with engraved stag horn; ball butt; overall: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.); barrel: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.); bore: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.672 In this time period nobles bred dogs to help them hunt boars; on the barrel of this gun, a boar is shown charging a dog.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, walnut stock with engraved stag horn; ball butt
- Dimensions
- Overall: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.); Barrel: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.); Bore: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: near lock plate: HSVZ 1578
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.672
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210B Firearms
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