Matchlock Petronel, ca. 1570–80, French, Steel, wood, bone, L. 45 1/4 in. (114.9 cm); Cal. .51 in. (12.9 mm); Wt. 7 lb. 11 oz. (3487 g), Firearms-Guns-Matchlock, When aiming a gun of this type, the sharply curved end of the stock was pressed against the chest (poitrine in French), hence the name petronel. The inlaid decorations of bone, some tinted green, reflect German influence
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Matchlock Petronel, ca, 1570–80, French, Steel, wood, bone, L, 45 1/4, 114.9 cm, Cal, .51, 12.9 mm, Wt, 7 lb, 11 oz, 3487 g, Firearms-Guns-Matchlock, aiming, gun, type, sharply curved, stock, pressed, chest, poitrine, hence, name petronel, inlaid decorations, tinted green, reflect German, influence
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