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| Title: | Wheellock Pistol |
| Date: | c. 1580 |
| Artist: | Made by Johann Malthan (German (active Augsburg), 1568–1590) |
| Medium: | Etched, engraved, and partially blued, blackened, and gilded steel (Stock and Lock); engraved and chiseled steel (Barrel); filed steel (Mounts) |
| Dimensions: | Caliber: 10 millimeters (1/16 inches) Width (lockplate to counter plate): 7/8 inches (2.2 cm) Length (Barrel without tang): 4 5/8 inches (11.7 cm) 3 1/4 x 2 1/8 x 7 1/2 inches (8.3 x 5.4 x 19.1 cm) Weight (overall): 1.1 lb. (497.9g) Weight (barrel): 0.2 lb. (107.4g) |
| Classification: | Arms and Armor |
| Credit Line: | Bequest of Carl Otto Kretzschmar von Kienbusch, 1977 |
| Accession Number: | 1977-167-773 |
| Geography: | Made in Augsburg, Germany, Europe |
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