Hunting Knife Combined with Wheellock Pistol
Object type: Hunting knife combined with wheellock pistol
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Munich
Artist: Ambrosius Gemlich
Artist bio: German, Munich and Landshut, active ca. 1520–50
Artist role: Etcher
Artist nationality: German
Date: blade ca. 1528–29, etched with a calendar for the years 1529–34; barrel dated 1540 or 1546
Medium: Steel, gold, staghorn, bronze
Dimensions: L. 18 1/4 in. (46.4 cm); L. of barrel 12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm); L. of blade 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); Cal. .28 in. (7.1 mm)
Classification: Combination Weapons
Geography:  Munich     
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1904
Accession year: 1904