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This stock of this wheellock pistol is decorated with engraved staghorn inlay. The barrel is dated 1588 but the lock is a later replacement made ca. 1670-80. It was probably intended for a wheellock sporting rifle, not a pistol.
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Title: One of a Pair of Wheellock Pistols
Date: Barrel dated 1588; locks ca. 1670–80
Culture: German, Saxony
Medium: Wood (cherry), steel, staghorn
Dimensions: L. 21 13/16 in. (54.4 cm); L. of barrel 13 in. (33 cm); Cal. .55 in. (14.0 mm); Wt. 4 lb 6.5 oz. (1998.6 g)
Classification: Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession Number: 14.25.1400b
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