Art Institute of Chicago
Rapier Combined with two Wheel-Lock Pistols
German
- Date
- c. 1600
- Medium
- Steel, iron, brass, gold, silver, gilding, and wood
- Culture
- Germany
- Department
- Applied Arts of Europe
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Combination weapons became a fascination in the late 16th century as nobles and wealthy merchants collected curiosities of the natural and man-made world. Though artful in their arrangement, these weapons seem impractical for self-defense. Owners would have displayed them in armories or cabinets of curiosities.
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- Object type
- AAT300036926
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