Wheellock Rifle Made for Emperor Leopold I
Johann Michael Maucher|I. C. Schefl · German|German
Date: ca. 1685
Medium: Steel, pearwood, ivory, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: L. 43 1/2 in. (110.5 cm); L. of barrel 30 1/4 in. (76.8 cm); Cal. .50 in. (12.7 mm); L. of lock 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm); L. of stock 43 9/16 in. (110.6 cm); Wt. 8 lb. 10 oz. (3912 g)
Classification: Firearms-Guns-Wheellock
Culture: German, Schwäbisch Gmünd
Fletcher Fund, 1928
Date range
1660 – 1710
Largest dimension
110.6 cm
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