About this artwork
The half minute needed to wind and load a wheellock pistol led to the invention of various multilock and multibarrel systems. Here three independent pistols are stocked together with alternating triggers.
To fire the weapon, the shooter need only rotate the grip on the gun and pull the next trigger.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 239
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Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
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Artist
- Wolf Jung
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Title
- Triple-Wheellock Pistol
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Place
- Strasbourg (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 1610–1620
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Medium
- Steel, brass, and cherrywood
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Dimensions
- Overall L. 72 cm (28 3/4 in.) Barrel L. 49 cm (19 5/16 in.) Wt. 5 lb. 4 oz. Caliber .35
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Credit Line
- George F. Harding Collection
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Reference Number
- 1982.2293
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/106431/manifest.json