Wheellock Rifle
Object type: Wheellock rifle
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Schwäbisch Gmünd
Artist: Johann Michael Maucher
Artist bio: German, Schwäbisch Gmünd, 1645–1701
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1680–90
Medium: Steel, wood (cherry), ivory, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: L. 41 5/8 in. (105.7 cm); L. of barrel 30 13/16 in. (78.3 cm); L. of lock 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); Cal. .56 in. (14.2 mm); Wt. 7 lb. 11 oz. (3500 g)
Classification: Firearms
Geography:  Schwäbisch Gmünd     
Credit line: Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942
Accession year: 1942