Wheellock Carbine

Unknown Artist

ca. 1540–50

Wheellock Carbine by Unknown Artist

Medium

Steel, wood (rosewood), gold, silver

Dimensions

L. 30 1/2 in. (77.5 cm)

Classification

Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers

Culture

German

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Gift, in honor of Helmut Nickel, and Rogers Fund, Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Funds from various donors, Gift of William H. Riggs and The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, by exchange, 1991

Accession Number

1991.150

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