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title: 17th-Century Wheellock Carbine
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15153/17th-century-wheellock-carbine/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# 17th-Century Wheellock Carbine
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15153.png)
## Image Caption
A French 17th-century wheellock carbine. This type of weapon was typically used by cavalrymen, for example, during the [English Civil Wars](https://www.worldhistory.org/English_Civil_Wars/). (1642-51). This example is particularly ornate since it was possibly made for Louis XIII of France (r. 1610-1643). (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
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Art, M. M. o. (2022, January 18). 17th-Century Wheellock Carbine. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "17th-Century Wheellock Carbine." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 18, 2022. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "17th-Century Wheellock Carbine." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Jan 2022, .
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© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22376) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/22376). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 18 January 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.