[Eight figures of parts of a rifle] / F. Wolf, Bad. Capitaine. – Historic Reproduction
![[Eight figures of parts of a rifle] / F. Wolf, Bad. Capitaine., Karlsruhe : Christian Theodor Gross, 1832. — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/6b/6b0c6e8cd50e-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique engraving captures [Eight figures of parts of a rifle] / F. Wolf, Bad. Capitaine. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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[Eight figures of parts of a rifle] / F. Wolf, Bad. Capitaine.
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Eight numbered figures of individual rifle components share a single copper plate, which is the first page of an album of eighteen plates that accompanied Ferdinand Wolf's treatise on making hand firearms. The record credits the drawing to F. Wolf, identified as a captain from Baden, and the engraving was printed in Karlsruhe in 1832 by Christian Theodor Gross. Technical plates like this one were meant to be read alongside the text, so each part is shown separately for a craftsman to measure and copy. The album reflects the 1830s, when gunsmiths in German states were refining rifled weapons and printed manuals were a common way to share those methods.
| Created / published | Karlsruhe : Christian Theodor Gross, 1832. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Genre | Book illustrations 1830-1840.Engravings 1830-1840. |
| Notes | In album: Achtzehn Kupfertafeln zu Ferdinand Wolfs Verfertigung der Hand-Feuerwaffen [...], pl. 1. |
| Subjects | Rifles--1830-1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,440 × 1,157 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216085 |
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