Question 1

Is “Wheellock Pistol” in the public domain?

Accepted Answer

Yes. “Wheellock Pistol” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

Question 2

Where is “Wheellock Pistol” from?

Accepted Answer

It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art and is free to reuse under CC0.

Question 3

Can I use “Wheellock Pistol” commercially for free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

Title	Wheellock Pistol
Date	ca. 1575 16th century
Medium	Steel, gold
Classification	Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock
Origin	German German
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

Wheellock Pistol

Explore the context

The period

The origin

The collection

Keep exploring

Zoom out

High-resolution image collections