Spanner for a Wheel Lock Gun

1600s Overall: 16.5 x 2.5 cm (6 1/2 x 1 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2008.171

Early firearms required many different tools to operate. These tools did not have to remain purely practical but could be decorated and embellished. A spanner was integral to a wheel lock gun. The wheel lock works by spinning a spring-loaded steel wheel against a piece of pyri...

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Culture
Germany
Technique
steel
Medium
steel
Department
Medieval Art

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