The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 13, 2025

Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle

early 1700s

Germany, early 18th Century

steel, engraved
Overall: 20.8 x 13.4 x 4.8 cm (8 3/16 x 5 1/4 x 1 7/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1918.73
Location: 210B Firearms
  • Schott and O'Shaughnessy Sale (1918), cat. #23.
  • Gilchrist, Helen Ives. A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924. Mentioned: p. 165, F71 archive.org
  • Armor Court Reinstallation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer).
    The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
  • {{cite web|title=Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle|url=false|author=|year=early 1700s|access-date=13 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1918.73