Wheellock Rifle
Object type: Wheellock rifle
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Munich and Augsburg
Artist: Elias Becker|Caspar Spät
Artist bio: German, Augsburg, recorded 1633–74|German, Munich, ca. 1611–1691
Artist role: Stock maker|Steel-chiseler
Artist nationality: German|German
Date: dated 1668
Medium: Steel, gold, wood (ebony), staghorn, bone
Dimensions: L. 30 9/16 in. (77.6 cm); L. of barrel 30 9/16 in. (77.6 cm); Cal. .55 in. (13.9 mm); Wt. 7 lb. 14 oz. (3572 g) 


Classification: Firearms-Guns-Wheellock
Geography:  Munich and Augsburg     
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, 1929
Accession year: 1929