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Document identity
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99068
label
Snaphance Pistol
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object
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Source metadata
id
99068
contentType
object
title
Snaphance Pistol
date
1600s
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758769
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.); Barrel: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); Bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
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Spain, Ripoll, 17th century
accession
1918.68
Source extras
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steel, ebony with silver inlay
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Snaphance Pistol, 1600s. Spain, Ripoll, 17th century. Steel, ebony with silver inlay; overall: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.); barrel: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.); bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1918.68
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
A snaphance pistol is a type of barrel-loading, flintlock gun. The snaphance is a spring-lock mechanism used for discharging a flint. This innovation greatly improved the efficiency of getting a shot off.
citations
citation
Gilchrist, Helen Ives. <em>A Catalogue of the Collection of Arms & Armor Presented to the Cleveland Museum of Art by Mr. and Mrs. John Long Severance; 1916-1923</em>. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 144-145, F5; Reproduced: Plate XXXIV, F5
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, and Helen Ives Gilchrist. <em>Handbook of the Severance Collection of Arms and Armor</em>. 2d ed., 1948.
page_number
Reproduction: p. 41
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:21:03.298000
sourceId
99068
dept
Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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steel, ebony with silver inlay
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1
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0
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photo
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