Wheellock Rifle

Johann Michael Maucher

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The rifle has a dark brown stock with gold inlays. The barrel and lock are made of metal, with the lock being silver. There are gold accents on the stock and on the side of the barrel. A gold inlay runs along the top of the stock near the breech. Behind the gold inlay on the stock is engraving. The butt of the stock is rounded. A trigger guard is present, made of metal. The rifle has a long barrel. The rifle faces left. The background is gray. The title of the piece is "Wheellock Rifle" and it was made by Johann Michael Maucher.