The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Wheel-lock Petronel

Wheel-lock Petronel

c. 1630
Location: 210B Firearms

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.
  • 2000
    Justin Kohn, Sausalito, CA
    1996
    Michael Zomber, Culver City, CA
    Unknown Private Collection
    1955
    Donald Tuttle, Naugatuck, CT
    Robert C. Draper, Freedom, NH (before 1955)
    F. Theodore Dexter, Topeka, KS (before 1947)
    Saxon Electoral Armories, Dresden (until 19th century)
    Saxon Electoral Armories, Dresden (until 19th century)
    F. Theodore Dexter, Topeka, KS (before 1947)
    Robert C. Draper, Freedom, NH (before 1955)
    Donald Tuttle, Naugatuck, CT (purchased in 1955)
    Unknown Private Collection
    Michael Zomber, Culver City, CA (purchased in 1996)
    Justin Kohn, Sausalito, CA (purchased in 2000)
  • {{cite web|title=Wheel-lock Petronel|url=false|author=Georg Kurland|year=c. 1630|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2012.97.2