Wheellock Rifle, dated 1668, Munich and Augsburg, German, Munich and Augsburg, Steel, gold, wood (ebony), staghorn, bone, L. 30

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Wheellock Rifle, dated 1668, Munich and Augsburg, German, Munich and Augsburg, Steel, gold, wood (ebony), staghorn, bone, L. 30 9/16 in. ( cm); L. of barrel 30 9/16 in. ( cm); Cal. .55 in. ( mm); Wt. 7 lb. 14 oz. (3572 g), Firearms-Guns-Wheellock, The buttplate is inlaid with a griffin bearing a sword (the coat of arms of the Spät family), suggesting that this rifle was made for personal use by Caspar Spät or another family member

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