Triple-Wheellock Pistol
Wolf Jung
1610–1620
- Medium
- Steel, brass, and cherrywood
- Dimensions
- Overall L. 72 cm (28 3/4 in.) Barrel L. 49 cm (19 5/16 in.) Wt. 5 lb. 4 oz. Caliber .35
- Genre
- Firearm-handgun
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Tags
arms and armorarmsfirearm-handgun
About
The half minute needed to wind and load a wheellock pistol led to the invention of various multilock and multibarrel systems. Here three independent pistols are stocked together with alternating triggers. To fire the weapon, the shooter need only rotate the grip on the gun and pull the next trigger.