"A. Schmickal/in/Breslau" signed on top of the frame area. No further information was located on this maker. Air guns of this style were used primarily for indoor target shooting. Tip-up octagon barrel that releases with a bottom lever, chambered in approximately .177 caliber/4.5 mm with a smooth bore, German silver blade front sight, and checkered wrist. Right side mounted lever is pulled back for cocking in order to fill the cylinder reservoir, and upon pulling the trigger the spring loaded piston releases. Floral pattern engraving on the frame, sideplates, trigger guard and buttplate. Circular brass collection tag marked "R.D. BEEMAN/PRIVATE/COLLECTION/096" hanging from the trigger guard. Provenance: The Dr. Robert D. Beeman Collection

Very good, with period applied brown finish, some minor pitting visible in some areas underneath the finish, a few areas of marring in the metal, and defined engraving and signature. The wood is good with numerous scattered scratches and dents, a crack on the right tip of the forend with some absent slivers along the top edge on either side, and the forend is slightly loose fitting. The set trigger does not function, otherwise mechanically fine.