Wheellock Rifle Made for Emperor Leopold I, ca. 1685, Schwäbisch Gmünd, German, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Steel, pearwood, ivory, mother-of-pearl, L. 43 1/2 in. (110.5 cm); L. of barrel 30 1/4 in. (76.8 cm); Cal. .50 in. (12.7 mm); L. of lock 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm); L. of stock 43 9/16 in. (110.6 cm); Wt. 8 lb. 10 oz. (3912 g), Firearms-Guns-Wheellock, One of Maucher's greatest masterpieces, the stock is delicately worked in low relief and decorated with inset panels of ivory. The largest panel, on the lid of the patchbox, depicts the goddess Fortuna or the Birth of Venus
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Wheellock Rifle, Emperor Leopold I, ca, 1685, Schwäbisch Gmünd, German, Steel, pearwood, ivory, mother, pearl, L, 43 1/2, 110.5 cm, barrel 30 1/4, 76.8, Cal, .50, 12.7 mm, lock 8 1/16, 20.5, stock 43 9/16, 110.6, Wt, 8 lb, 10 oz, 3912 g, Firearms-Guns-Wheellock, Maucher, greatest masterpieces, stock, delicately worked, low relief, decorated, inset panels, largest panel, lid, patchbox, depicts, goddess Fortuna, Birth, Venus
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