Wheellock Sporting Rifle

Medium

Steel, wood, iron, silver, tortoiseshell

Dimensions

L. 41 15/16 in. (106.5 cm); L. of barrel 31 3/16 in. (79.2 cm); Cal. .48 in. (12.19 mm); Wt. 8 lb. 2 oz. (3684 g)

Classification

Firearms-Guns-Wheellock

Culture

German, Augsburg

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of The Robert M. Lee Foundation, in celebration of the Museum’s 150th Anniversary, 2018

Accession Number

2018.856.7