Wheel-Lock Rifle
Cleveland Museum of Art

Wheel-Lock Rifle

1618

steel, brass, walnut stock inlaid with bone, horn and ivory
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

The artisan who made this rifle used brass, bone, horn, and ivory to create decorative elements like animals involved in the hunt, fruits, and other details. If you look beneath the gun, you will see a goose or duck and a vase of flowers near the trigger.

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