Wheellock Rifle

Steel-chiseler Caspar Spät German

Stock maker Elias Becker German

dated 1668

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 375

The buttplate is inlaid with a griffin bearing a sword (the coat of arms of the Spät family), suggesting that this rifle was made for personal use by Caspar Spät or another family member.

Artwork Details

Title: Wheellock Rifle
Steel-chiseler: Caspar Spät (German, Munich, ca. 1611–1691)
Stock maker: Elias Becker (German, Augsburg, recorded 1633–74)
Date: dated 1668
Geography: Munich and Augsburg
Culture: German, Munich and Augsburg
Medium: Steel, gold, wood (ebony), staghorn, bone
Dimensions: L. 30 9/16 in. (77.6 cm); L. of barrel 30 9/16 in. (77.6 cm); Cal. .55 in. (13.9 mm); Wt. 7 lb. 14 oz. (3572 g)
Classification: Firearms-Guns-Wheellock
Credit Line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929
Object Number: 29.158.668
Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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