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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.
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Document identity
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170512
label
Pair of Wheel-lock Petronels
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170512
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object
title
Pair of Wheel-lock Petronels
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.
date
c. 1630
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en
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Q60757203
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63046
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Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 70.5 cm (27 3/4 in.)
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Silesia (Southwestern Poland), Teschen, 17th century
accession
2012.97
Source extras
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steel, gilding, and wood inlaid with elk horn, ivory, and mother-of-pearl
tombstone
Pair of Wheel-lock Petronels, c. 1630. Georg Kurland (Polish). Steel, gilding, and wood inlaid with elk horn, ivory, and mother-of-pearl; overall: 70.5 cm (27 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2012.97
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
inscriptions
inscription
Georg Kurland (signed)
didYouKnow
These luxury objects were used by wealthy men as sporting weapons.
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 53 no. 02, March/April 2013
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Mentioned & reproduced: p. 20
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Dudley P. Allen Fund
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2026-05-29 08:45:21.259000
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170512
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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steel, gilding, and wood inlaid with elk horn, ivory, and mother-of-pearl
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male
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