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Target rifle of the Kloveniers guild in Amsterdam

Jacobus Jaspers · 1675 - 1699 · inlay (process); cutting; gild; engraving; iron (metal); copper (metal); gilding (material); wood (plant material); mother of pearl; horn (animal material); brass (alloy)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

The support stand on this target gun is in the form of a taloned eagle's claw grasping a ball, a reference to the Guild of Arquebusiers in Amsterdam. Civic guardsmen would grasp the support with their left hand, while pressing their left elbow into their side. The gun has a tinder lock, which uses a piece of smouldering dried fungus, rather than a slow match, to ignite the powder.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

target rifle Amsterdam, schutterij van Amsterdam

Credit lineDoelgeweer van het kloveniersgilde in Amsterdam. 1675 - 1699. Jacobus Jaspers. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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