Wheel-Lock Mechanism

Artist Sebastiano Acquafresca Italy (Bargi, Emilia), 1619 – 1692

Culture Northern Italian (Brescia)

Date1650–1670

Mediumsteel

Dimensions10.5 × 21.3 cm (4 1/8 × 8 3/8 in.), 1 lb, 1 oz (weight)

ClassificationsArms and Armor

MarkingsLock signed within in script "Sebast.no aqua/frescha" [Sebastiano Acqua Fresca].

Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection

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Object number2014.381

DescriptionTypical Brescian form. Steel lozenge-shaped lock-plate rounded at ends & medially cusped on basal edge. Exposed wheel with half wheel-cover below. Graceful cock with curved terminal & balustered shank.ProvenanceGeorge L. Maxwell
purchased by John W. Higgins on November 28, 1928 from Anderson Galleries (NY), lot 60. Given to the Museum on January 8, 1947.
Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.

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