Title: Wheellock Gun Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony
Object type: Wheellock gun
Date: dated 1589
Culture: German, Dresden
Medium: Steel, brass, gold, wood (walnut), staghorn
Dimensions: L. 54 in. (137.2 cm);  L. of barrel 40 1/2 in. (102.9 cm); L. of plug 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm) Cal. .64 in. (16.3 mm); Wt. 11 lb. 11 oz. (5301 g)
Classification: Firearms-Guns-Wheellock
Credit line: Gift of Prince Albrecht Radziwill, by exchange, 1928
Geography: Country of Origin Dresden   Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY