Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle

c. 1660–1720
Overall: 30.7 x 17.2 cm (12 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Weight: 1.44 kg (3.17 lbs.)
You can copy, modify, and distribute this work, all without asking permission. Learn more about CMA's Open Access Initiative.
Location: 210B Firearms

Download, Print and Share

Did You Know?

Invented in the early 1500s, the wheel-lock was a new type of ignition system, the first to be self igniting.

Description

Originally part of a deluxe weapon, the lock plate's entire surface is inlaid with an exquisite floral pattern in gold. Carefully chiseled, the fanciful hammer takes the form of an animal head crowned by a mass of foliage. The double eagle on the wheel plate suggests the weapon was made for a member of the Habsburg family.
Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle

Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle

c. 1660–1720

Austria

Visually Similar Artworks

Contact us

The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.