Pair of Wheellock Rifles Made for Emperor Leopold I (1640–1705), ca. 1670–80

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Pair of Wheellock Rifles Made for Emperor Leopold I (1640–1705), ca. 1670–80, Prague, Bohemian, Prague, Steel, silver, wood (walnut), L. of each 43 3/8 in. ( cm); L. of each barrel 32 1/16 in. ( cm); Cal. of each in. ( mm); Wt. of 9 lb. 4 oz. (4196 g); Wt. of 9 lb. 3 oz. (4167 g), Firearms-Guns-Wheellock, Because most rifles fired only one charge and then had to be reloaded, wealthy hunters often ordered matched sets of two or more guns that would allow them a quick second shot. Leopold I (1640–1705) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary and King of Bohemia

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