Wheel-Lock Hunting Rifle
Hans Schmidt (Austrian, 1669)
1625–1675
- Medium
- steel, varnished wood (walnut) stock decorated with inlaid silver wire and appliqués
- Dimensions
- Overall: 110.2 cm (43 3/8 in.); Butt: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Barrel: 83.2 cm (32 3/4 in.); Bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
- Genre
- arms and armor
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Austria, Ferlach, mid 17th Century
About
The barrel of this hunting piece is marked with the letters "GS" within a shield, the likely initials of the owner, who was probably a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece as indicated by the escutcheon on the stock.