为萨克森选帝侯的保镖制作的轮锁枪 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	为萨克森选帝侯的保镖制作的轮锁枪
品名（英）	Wheellock Gun Made for the Bodyguard of the Prince-Elector of Saxony
入馆年号	1928年，28.100.7
策展部门	武器和盔甲（Arms and Armor）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1589
创作地区	原产国: 德国, 德累斯顿（Country of Origin: Germany, Dresden）
分类	枪械枪轮锁（Firearms-Guns-Wheellock）
尺寸	长 54 英寸 (137.2 厘米); 长 of barrel 40 1/2 英寸 (102.9 厘米); 长 of plug 1 1/2 英寸 (3.8 厘米) Cal. .64 英寸 (16.3 毫米); 重 11 磅 11 盎司 (5301 g)
介绍（中）	这把枪的枪管分为两个阶段，后半面，前半圆形，是蓝色的，两端和中心都有一条雕刻和镀金的花卉图案带。前后瞄准具也是镀金的。枪管上印有撒迦利亚·赫罗德（Støckel 513）的IntailsZ H，日期为1589年，以及身份不明的桶匠的首字母M B（Støckel 3879）。后膛塞上是数字 8。锁配有安全锁扣和带按钮释放的弹簧封闭平底锅盖。车轮被安置在刻有撒克逊纹章的镀金黄铜圆顶盖下。锁板上是撒迦利亚·赫罗德（Støckel 512）的鸢尾花标记。扳机配有一个调节拉力的螺钉（这在轮锁中通常非常敏感）。核桃高汤上镶嵌着鹿角，雕刻着奇妙的动物、人类和动物面具、鹰、战士半身像、卷轴和花卉图案。接线盒盖内部标有字母组合M A，可能是股票制造商的字母组合。数字 31 和 32 在枪托上切开，可能是库存标记。这把枪的枪托可能属于同一系列的另一辆火绳枪，并且在某个时候用这个枪管和锁组装在一起（可能是因为原始枪托状况不佳）。由于轮锁的生产和维修成本相当高，因此它的使用仅限于骑兵的手枪和轻型枪支，以及富人负担得起的更高质量的狩猎枪支。步兵使用更简单的火绳枪，但一些精锐的警卫部队被发给像这种枪这样的轮锁火绳枪，这是德累斯顿枪支制造商为萨克森选帝侯克里斯蒂安一世（1586-91年在位）的步行保镖（Trabantenleibgarde）制造的一百种系列之一。
介绍（英）	The barrel of this gun is in two stages, the rear half faceted, the front half round, and is blued, with a band of engraved and gilt floral patterns at both ends and in the center. The front and rear sights are also gilt. On the barrel are stamped the initails Z H of Zacharias Herold (Støckel 513), the date 1589, and the initials M B of an unidentified barrelsmith (Støckel 3879). On the breech plug is the number 8. The lock is fitted with a safety catch and a spring-closed pan cover with button release. The wheel is housed under a domed cover of gilt brass engraved with Saxon coat of arms. On the lock plate is the fleur-de-lis mark of Zacharias Herold (Støckel 512). The trigger is provided with a screw regulating the pull (which is generally very sensitive in wheellocks). The walnut stock is inlaid with staghorn carved and engraved with fantastic animals, human and animal mask, an eagle, a bust of a warrior, scrolls, and floral motifs. The patch-box cover is marked inside with the monogram M A, probably that of the stockmaker. The numbers 31 and 32 are incised on the butt and are probably inventory markings. The stock of this gun probably belonged to another arquebus from the same series and was at some time assembled with this barrel and lock (possibly becuase the original stock was in bad condition). Since the wheellock was quite expensive to produce and repair, its use was limited to cavalrymen's pistols and light guns, and better-quality hunting firearms affordable to the wealthy. Infantry used much simpler matchlock guns but some elite guard units were issued wheellock arquebuses like this gun, one of a series of a hundred made by Dresden gunmakers for the bodyguard on foot (Trabantenleibgarde) of the Prince Elector Christian I of Saxony (reigned 1586–91).