Snaphance Pistol
1600s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Snaphance Pistol, 1600s. Spain, Ripoll, 17th century. Steel, ebony with silver inlay; overall: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.); barrel: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance 1918.68 A snaphance pistol is a type of barrel-loading, flintlock gun. The snaphance is a spring-lock mechanism used for discharging a flint. This innovation greatly improved the efficiency of getting a shot off.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Arms and Armor
- Formatted Medium
- steel, ebony with silver inlay
- Dimensions
- Overall: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.); Barrel: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); Bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1918.68
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
- Exhibitions
- Armor Court Reinstallation, The Cleveland Museum of Art (09/10/1998); "Armor Court Reinstallation"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 210C Firearms
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