Wheel-Lock Hunting Rifle
Hans Schmidt (Austrian, 1669)
mid-1600s
Medium
steel, varnished wood (walnut) stock decorated with inlaid silver wire and appliqués
Dimensions
l. 110.2 cm · butt: w. 8.6 cm
Classification
Arms and Armor
Department
Medieval Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Schilling
Accession Number
1959.127
Tags
male
About this artwork
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.