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Wheel-lock Petronel

c. 1630
gunmaker

Georg Kurland

(Polish)
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Culture
Silesia (Southwestern Poland), Teschen, 17th century
Medium
steel, gilding, and wood inlaid with elk horn, ivory, and mother-of-pearl
Measurements
Overall: 13 x 73 x 6 cm (5 1/8 x 28 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
Weight: 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs.)
Credit Line
Dudley P. Allen Fund 2012.97.2
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Location
210B Firearms
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Description

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.
A wheellock firearm features a long barrel extending from a dark brown wood stock that hooks sharply downward. Intricate white and iridescent bone inlays of scrolling vines and floral motifs blanket the wood. A circular steel lock plate is centered, its mechanical hammer positioned above. Gilded leaf patterns embellish the barrel near the tip. Beneath the handle, a delicate metal trigger guard undulates in a series of elegant, wavy loops.

Wheel-lock Petronel

c. 1630

Georg Kurland

(Polish)
Silesia (Southwestern Poland), Teschen, 17th century

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