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Wheellock Rifle

Caspar Spät

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Long gun with a black and gold stock, featuring intricate designs. A curved, black metal piece protrudes from the bottom of the stock. The barrel is silver with black and gold designs. A gold trigger guard is present, along with a gold mechanism near the center. The background is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
dated 1668
Medium
Steel, gold, wood (ebony), staghorn, bone
Culture
German, Munich and Augsburg
Dimensions
597 × 189 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette