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Matchlock Rifle

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Brown wooden rifle stock with white metal bands and gold-colored metal components. Stock has a flared end at the butt and a small round white circle on the left side near the butt. Gold-colored metal decoration on top of the rifle near the stock. White metal bands around the stock, one near the stock, one near the middle, and one near the end. Gold-colored metal at the end of the barrel. Metal trigger and hammer near the stock. The rifle is a Matchlock Rifle.

Artwork Details

Date
second quarter of the 19th century
Medium
Steel, wood, silver, gold, copper alloy
Culture
Indian, Sind (now Pakistan)
Dimensions
599 × 235 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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