Wheel-lock gun - detail, Germany, Brunswick, about 1560
Purchase, 1960
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miniaturka

material: etched, gilding, engraved, wrought iron, wood

dimensions: lenght: 139,5 cm

description: Unrifled, calibre: 13 mm
From the former collection of the Moszyński family

This gun was made for the wedding of duke Julius of Brunswick with Hedwig of Brandenburg, about 1560. Butt is engraved with their initials.


exposition: Gallery „Arms and Uniforms in Poland",
The Main Building, 1, 3 Maja Av.


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