Wheellock Pistol

ca. 1590

Not on view

The cherry stock of this wheellock pistol is inlaid with engraved staghorn and features an elongated hexagonal pommel perforated on each side with an oval aperture. Behind the barrel tang a small staghorn plaque is engraved with the letters CN. The barrel tang is marked with the number 6. The rifled barrel is marked at the breech with the letters LR, and forward of this it is struck with what appears to be the arms of Schenken von Limpurg, who held the hereditary office of Imperial Cupbearer.

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Provenance

Title: Wheellock Pistol
Date: ca. 1590
Culture: German
Medium: Steel, wood (cherry), staghorn
Dimensions: L. 25 7/8 in. (65.7 cm); L. of barrel 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm); Cal. .58 in. (14.7 mm); Wt. 4 lb. 2 oz. (1871.1 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1904
Object Number: 04.3.159
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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