Title

Wheel-lock Petronel, c. 1630. Creator: Georg Kurland (Polish).

Caption

Wheel-lock Petronel, c. 1630. A petronel was a type of long pistol made with a wheel-lock ignition. Despite its length, the petronel was fired at the wrist like a pistol and not at the shoulder like a rifle. They were generally made in pairs during the early 1600s. Civilian versions were elaborately decorated for aristocratic clients.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM19G19_312

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102,4Mb (4,0Mb) / 25,4in x 15,6in / 7629 x 4690 (300dpi)

Keywords

steel polish ivory gilding 17th century Silesia The Cleveland Museum of Art Heritage Art Arms and Armor Arms and Armor steel gilding and wood inlaid with elk horn ivory and mother-of-pearl and wood inlaid with elk horn and mother-of-pearl Teschen Georg Kurland (Polish) Georg Kurland Southwestern Poland