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| Keywords: English - Gun Shield - Walters 511414.jpg This is a rare experimental combination of body armor shield and a weapon matchlock gun The gunsmith Giovanni Battista of Ravenna proposed this gun shield to King Henry VIII of England in 1544 Interested in technology the king had 100 made for his bodyguards As a firearm it was too heavy to aim unless rested on a support and was rejected for use However in the late 1600s 66 were still kept in the royal armory perhaps as curiosities Technological hybrids were appreciated as attempts to do two things at once Lock mechanisms for firing guns were made by smiths who made locks for doors or chests A door lock by Henry VIII's master locksmith is in the Collector's Study between 1545 1550 steel iron wood leather fabric cm 30 1 46 5 d x diam accession number 51 1414 29199 Armory at the Tower of London John Beardmore date and mode of acquisition unknown Beardmore Sale London 1921 lot 17 Walters Art Museum purchased through a fund donated by Joseph Kindig Jr 's three children Gift in memory of Joe Kindig Jr by his children 1981 place of origin England United Kingdom Walters Art Museum license Weapons in the Walters Art Museum Baroque art in the Walters Art Museum Art of England Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist review 16th-century armour Matchlock firearms Round shields Renaissance shields Shields in the 16th century Giovanbattista of Ravenna | ||||
