Wheellock Spanner with Priming Flask and Screwdriver

Wheellock Spanner with Priming Flask and Screwdriver

Wheellock Spanner with Priming Flask and Screwdriver

Steel-chiseler:
Workshop of Daniel Sadeler (German, Munich, recorded 1602–32)
Date:
ca. 1610–30
Geography:
Munich
Culture:
German, Munich
Medium:
Steel, gold
Dimensions:
L. 9 in. (22.9 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Classification:
Firearms Accessories-Flasks & Primers
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1904

This combination tool was made to match an elaborate hunting rifle. It includes a flask with a spring-loaded nozzle to hold gunpowder, a spanner to wind the wheellock mechanism of a hunting rifle, and a screwdriver to tighten or loosen parts of a rifle as needed.

Provenance
Ex. coll.: Saint-Seine; Duc de Dino (L.1).

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