Wheellock Rifle
Object type: Wheellock rifle
Department: Arms and Armor
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Artist: Peter Danner
Artist bio: German, Nuremberg, ca. 1580–1602
Artist role: Gunsmith
Artist nationality: German
Date: dated 1594
Medium: Steel, wood (walnut), brass, gold, ivory, mother-of-pearl
Dimensions: L.  45 3/4 in. (116.2 cm); L. of barrel 34 11/16 in. (88.1 cm); Cal. .53 in. (13.5 mm); Wt. 8 lb. 11 oz. (3941 g)
Classification: Firearms-Guns-Wheellock
Geography:  Nuremberg     
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1904
Accession year: 1904