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Wheel-Lock Rifle
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Made originally as a petronel pistol, this firearm seems to have been refitted with a new stock sometime during the 17th century to convert it into a rifle, most likely for a child's use.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineWheel-Lock Rifle, 1618. Germany, Bavaria (?), 17th century. Steel, brass, walnut stock inlaid with bone, horn and ivory; overall: 77.5 cm (30 1/2 in.); butt: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); barrel: 49.8 cm (19 5/8 in.); bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1919.65
