Wheellock Rifle

Barrelsmith Lienhart Has German

ca. 1663

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Title: Wheellock Rifle
Barrelsmith: Lienhart Has (German, active ca. 1663)
Date: ca. 1663
Geography: Gmünd
Culture: German, Gmünd
Medium: Steel, wood (walnut), brass, bone
Dimensions: L. 40 3/4 in. (103.5 cm); L. of barrel 29 3/4 in. (75.6 cm); Cal. .52 in. (13.2 mm); Wt. 7 lb. 12 oz. (3515.3 g)
Classification: Firearms-Guns-Wheellock
Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of James Hazen Hyde, 1959
Object Number: 59.208.84
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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