Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle
c. 1720–40
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle, c. 1720–40. Germany, Munich, 18th century. Steel, engraved; overall: 29.2 x 11.7 cm (11 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1916.40 The engraver's signature, I.C. Stenglin Sr., can be seen on the edge running vertically.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, engraved
- Dimensions
- Overall: 29.2 x 11.7 cm (11 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: on lock: IOAN GEORG DAX IN MUNCHEN; engraver's signature: I.C. Stenglin Sr.
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1916.40
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- European Arms and Armor from the Cleveland Museum of Art (Long-term Loan), Armor Court Reinstallation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210B Firearms
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