Wheellock Spanner with Priming Flask and Screwdriver

Steel-chiseler Workshop of Daniel Sadeler German

ca. 1610–30

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

This combination tool was made to match an elaborate hunting rifle. It includes a flask with a spring-loaded nozzle to hold gunpowder, a spanner to wind the wheellock mechanism of a hunting rifle, and a screwdriver to tighten or loosen parts of a rifle as needed.

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Title: Wheellock Spanner with Priming Flask and Screwdriver
Steel-chiseler: Workshop of Daniel Sadeler (German, Munich, recorded 1602–32)
Date: ca. 1610–30
Geography: Munich
Culture: German, Munich
Medium: Steel, gold
Dimensions: L. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification: Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1904
Object Number: 04.3.183
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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