Wheellock Rifle Made for Emperor Leopold I
Object type: Wheellock rifle
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Schwäbisch Gmünd
Artist: Johann Michael Maucher|I. C. Schefl
Artist bio: German, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 1645–1701|German, Graz, 17th century
Artist role: Stock maker|Barrelsmith
Artist nationality: 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
Geography:  Schwäbisch Gmünd     
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1928
Accession year: 1928