Wheellock Mechanism for a Pistol
This lock is all that remains of what must have been a magnificent French wheellock pistol. The lock is noteworhty for its predominant use of gilt bronze and for its Renaissance-inspired ornament, including a sculptural female figure that forms the arm of the cock.
Artwork Details
- Title: Wheellock Mechanism for a Pistol
- Date: ca. 1620
- Culture: French
- Medium: Bronze, steel, gold
- Dimensions: L. 6 1/2 in. (16 cm)
- Classification: Firearms Parts
- Credit Line: Purchase, Gift of Russell B. Aitken, by exchange, 2005
- Object Number: 2005.37
- Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor
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