Wheellock Rifle Made for Emperor Leopold I

Johann Michael Maucher, ca. 1685

Artist

Johann Michael Maucher (German, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 1645–1701)

Date

ca. 1685

Culture or place

German, Schwäbisch Gmünd

Medium

Steel, pearwood, ivory, mother-of-pearl

Size

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)

Type

Firearms-Guns-Wheellock

Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Licence

Public domain: free to use, no permission needed