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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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170513
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Wheel-lock Petronel
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170513
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object
title
Wheel-lock Petronel
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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Q60749721
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63046
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Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 13 x 73 x 6 cm (5 1/8 x 28 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.)
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Silesia (Southwestern Poland), Teschen, 17th century
accession
2012.97.1
Source extras
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steel, gilding, and wood inlaid with elk horn, ivory, and mother-of-pearl
tombstone
Wheel-lock Petronel, c. 1630. Georg Kurland (Polish). Steel, gilding, and wood inlaid with elk horn, ivory, and mother-of-pearl; overall: 13 x 73 x 6 cm (5 1/8 x 28 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2012.97.1
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MED - Arms & Armor
inscriptions
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Georg Kurland (signed)
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87.2001
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Dudley P. Allen Fund
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2026-05-29 08:45:23.236000
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170513
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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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