Wheellock Gun of Philippe de Croy, Prince of Chimay (1526–1595)

The gun has a stock made of light-colored wood with dark inlays and trim. A black metal plate is on the side of the stock with curved tendril designs. The barrel and other metal parts are dark. A folding metal piece protrudes from the bottom of the stock near the front. The gun has a protruding section near the rear for the mechanism. The background of the image is gray. The gun is titled "Wheellock Gun of Philippe de Croy, Prince of Chimay".

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Date:: 1551–56
Medium:: Steel, gold, silver, wood, ivory
Culture:: Flemish, possibly Antwerp
Dimensions:: 599 × 225 px
Museum record:: View original

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Wheellock Gun of Philippe de Croy, Prince of Chimay (1526–1595)

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