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Is “Wheellock Pistol” in the public domain?

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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

Who created “Wheellock Pistol”?

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Peter Danner (ca. 1580).

Question 3

Where is “Wheellock Pistol” from?

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

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Can I use “Wheellock Pistol” commercially for free?

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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
Artist	Peter Danner
Date	ca. 1580 16th century
Medium	Steel, bronze, gold, wood (walnut), staghorn
Classification	Firearms-Pistols-Wheellock
Origin	German, Nuremberg German
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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