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| Titles: | Wheellock Gun |
| Date: | 1589 |
| Artists: | Gunmaker's mark of Christoph Trechsler (German, c. 1550–c. 1624) Stockmaker's mark of Hans Fleischer (German (active Dresden), 1575–1610) |
| Medium: | Wood inlaid with carved staghorn (Stock); steel partially overalid with engraved and gilded brass; gilded brass (Lock); punched steel partially overlaid with engraved and gilded brass (Barrel); gilded steel (Mounts) |
| Dimensions: | 6 5/8 × 2 7/8 × 44 9/16 inches, 9.3 lb. (16.8 × 7.3 × 113.2 cm, 4227g) Caliber: 15 millimeters (1/16 inches) Width (lockplate to counter plate): 1 7/8 inches (4.8 cm) Length (of barrel without tang): 33 5/8 inches (85.4 cm) Weight (of barrel): 4.6 lb. (2069g) |
| Classification: | Arms and Armor |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977 |
| Accession Number: | 1977-167-781 |
| Geography: | Made in Dresden, Germany, Europe |
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