Combination Sword and Wheel-Lock Pistol
This is a rare example of a type of combination weapon coveted by princes fascinated with innovative mechanical technology combined with fine detailing etched in the steel. A similar one was made for Elector Christian I of Saxony by Bernhard Albrecht, about 1590. Emperor Rudol...
Artifact
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9994
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object
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normalized
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provenance
Richard Zschille, Grossenhain, Saxony (?); Sale, London, January 25, 1897, no. 114 (?); Samuel H. Austin, Philadelphia [date and mode of acquisition unknown] (?); Sale, New York, February 24, 1917, no. 603 (?); Harding [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1917 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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1
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/51.509 |
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Medium
partially gilded steel