Detail View: The AMICA Library: Wheel-Lock Rifle

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1919.65
AMICA Library Year: 
1998
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality: 
European; Northern European; German
Creator Dates/Places: 
Germany
Creator Name-CRT: 
Germany, Bavaria (?), 1618
Title: 
Wheel-Lock Rifle
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
1618
Creation Start Date: 
1618
Creation End Date: 
1618
Materials and Techniques: 
steel, brass, wood (walnut) inlaid with bone, horn and ivory
Classification Term: 
Armor
Classification Term: 
Arms
Classification Term: 
Arms
Dimensions: 
Overall: , Butt: 7cm, Barrel: , Bore: 1.5cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1919.65
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
Inscriptions: 
on barrel: 1618, S.H.; on stock: FF
Rights: 
Context: 
Made originally as a petronel pistol, this firearm seems to have been refitted with a new stock sometime during the 17th century to convert it into a rifle, most likely for a child's use.
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1919.65.tif