Pair of Wheel-lock Petronels
Georg Kurland
1625–1635
- Medium
- steel, gilding, and wood inlaid with elk horn, ivory, and mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions
- Overall: 70.5 cm (27 3/4 in.)
- Genre
- Arms and armor
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Silesia (Southwestern Poland), Teschen, 17th century
About
A petronel was a type of long pistol made with a wheel-lock ignition. Despite its length, the petronel was fired at the wrist like a pistol and not at the shoulder like a rifle. They were generally made in pairs during the early 1600s. Civilian versions were elaborately decorated for aristocratic clients.
