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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.
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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
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