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Combination Spanner-Primer Flask-Screwdriver with the Coat of Arms of the Haller von Hallerstein and Nüzel von Sunderspuhl Families

South German, NurembergLinkedCulture matchlcp-51f2595ffa4d

Date: c. 1600
Medium: Brass, gilded and engraved; iron; steel; and mother-of-pearl
Culture: Nuremberg
Department: Applied Arts of Europe
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID: 106421

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A wheellock mechanism could not be used without a spanner, or winding key. Often this essential tool was combined with others to make loading a long gun or pistol more convenient. Here, the handle doubles as a powder flask, with a nozzle on top to prime the pan of the lock with fine powder; at the base is a screwdriver to take the gun apart for cleaning.

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Credit line: George F. Harding Collection

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Object type: AAT300036926

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