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Source Description
This type of hunting gun owes its name to the town of Teschen in Silesia (now southern Poland) which, as early as 1580, was already associated with a particular type of gun. The precise date of the invention of the Tschinke is unknown, though a dated example of 1610 survives in the Imperial Armouries in Vienna.
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Document identity
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96045
label
Tschinki (Wheel-Lock Hunting Rifle)
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96045
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title
Tschinki (Wheel-Lock Hunting Rifle)
description
This type of hunting gun owes its name to the town of Teschen in Silesia (now southern Poland) which, as early as 1580, was already associated with a particular type of gun. The precise date of the invention of the Tschinke is unknown, though a dated example of 1610 survives in the Imperial Armouries in Vienna.
date
c. 1630–50
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60754198
genreSpecific
Arms and Armor
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 122.9 cm (48 3/8 in.); Butt: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); Barrel: 94.9 cm (37 3/8 in.); Bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
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Poland, Silesia, 17th century
accession
1916.1782
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steel with traces gilding; walnut stock inlaid with bone, stag horn, mother-of-pearl
tombstone
Tschinki (Wheel-Lock Hunting Rifle), c. 1630–50. Poland, Silesia, 17th century. Steel with traces gilding; walnut stock inlaid with bone, stag horn, mother-of-pearl; overall: 122.9 cm (48 3/8 in.); butt: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); barrel: 94.9 cm (37 3/8 in.); bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1782
collection
MED - Arms & Armor
didYouKnow
At over four feet long, this rifle's scale is only outdone by the fine details of the gilding and inlaid precious materials. This weapon is known for the region in which it was made and popularized.
citations
citation
<em>Catalogue of Arms and Armour. </em>[Boston, Massachusetts]: [Frank Gair Macomber], 1900.
page_number
cat. #282
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. 147-148, F12; Reproduced: Plate XXXV, F12
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. 42
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N.<em> Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Ar</em>t. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page_number
pp. 143, 174; cat. no. 221
citation
Fliegel, Stephen N. <em>Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page_number
cat. no. 228, p. 194
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance
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2026-05-29 05:10:13.593000
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96045
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Medieval Art
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MED - Arms & Armor
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steel with traces gilding; walnut stock inlaid with bone, stag horn, mother-of-pearl
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