Wheellock Rifle Made for Emperor Leopold I

Stock maker Johann Michael Maucher German
Barrelsmith I. C. Schefl German
ca. 1685
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375
One of Maucher's greatest masterpieces, the stock is delicately worked in low relief and decorated with inset panels of ivory. The largest panel, on the lid of the patchbox, depicts the goddess Fortuna or the Birth of Venus. In his signature on the stock, Maucher identifies himself as a "sculptor and stock carver."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wheellock Rifle Made for Emperor Leopold I
  • Stock maker: Johann Michael Maucher (German, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 1645–1701)
  • Barrelsmith: I. C. Schefl (German, Graz, 17th century)
  • Date: ca. 1685
  • Geography: Schwäbisch Gmünd
  • Culture: German, Schwäbisch Gmünd
  • Medium: Steel, pearwood, ivory, mother-of-pearl
  • Dimensions: L. 43 1/2 in. (110.5 cm); L. of barrel 30 1/4 in. (76.8 cm); Cal. .50 in. (12.7 mm); L. of lock 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm); L. of stock 43 9/16 in. (110.6 cm); Wt. 8 lb. 10 oz. (3912 g)
  • Classification: Firearms-Guns-Wheellock
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1928
  • Object Number: 28.125
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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