Wheellock Carbine, for the bodyguard of Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, Prince Archbishop of Salzburg

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Wheellock Carbine, for the bodyguard of Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, Prince Archbishop of Salzburg

c. 1600

Artist/maker unknown, Austrian

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Object Details

Title:

Wheellock Carbine, for the bodyguard of Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, Prince Archbishop of Salzburg

Date:

c. 1600

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Austrian

Medium:

Walnut inlaid with engraved horn (Stock); steel (Lock); steel and brass (Barrel); steel (Mounts)

Dimensions:

7 7/8 × 2 5/8 × 32 9/16 inches, 5 lb. (20 × 6.6 × 82.7 cm, 2254g) Caliber: 11 millimeters (1/16 inches) Width (lockplate to counter plate): 1 9/16 inches (3.9 cm) Length (of barrel without tang): 22 1/2 inches (57.2 cm) Weight (of barrel): 2.2 lb. (984g)

Classification:

Arms and Armor

Credit Line:

Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977

Accession Number:

1977-167-789

Geography:

Made in Zell am Wallersee, Austria, Europe

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